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Phenotype = genotype + environment + reproductive phenotype (that is, the seed shell for a plant, egg for a bird, or the uterus for a mammal). Being able to re
by eli_gottlieb 11y ago
Phenotype = genotype + environment + reproductive phenotype (that is, the seed shell for a plant, egg for a bird, or the uterus for a mammal). Being able to rewrite the genotype doesn't give you total customization of the resulting phenotype.
- mylons 11y agoand this is just our current understanding, which is certainly going to shift as measurement becomes cheaper and more accurate. iterative science!
- ethbro 11y agoWouldn't the reproductive phenotype in this case also be genetically controlled (albeit in the previous generation's)?
- eli_gottlieb 11y agoExcept that it's also subject to its own environmental influences, separately from those which impact the new individual after its birth.
- refurb 11y agoExactly! Identical twins have the same DNA, but they don't have the same fingerprints. Why? Different environment in the womb. Could we tweak things like eye color? Sure. Things like intelligence? Much, much harder.