$gene = [['acctcggt','acctgataaa'],['cctggatcctt','ctggttagt'],['ctattacccg','ttagttca','atgttagg']]; print "@$gene \n"; print "@{$gene}\n"; print "@{$gene->[1]}\n"; print "$gene->[1][0] \n"; print "$gene->[1]->[0] \n"; print "$gene->[2]->[2] \n";