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What definition of gene are they using is this article?
by callesgg 9y ago
What definition of gene are they using is this article?
- IAmEveryone 9y agoThe same as everyone, I. e. a protein-coding segment of DNA?
- callesgg 9y agoNo that is not true, there are genes that does not contain protin coding segments. There is no clear definition where a gene starts and ends. Some define it as a segment that codes for a specific feature but that is a recursive definition. Here is an article about what I mean: https://www.gmwatch.org/en/news/archive/2000/8975-genetic-determinism-is-dead-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-gene-27122000 https://www.gmwatch.org/en/news/archive/2000/8975-genetic-de...