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I see. That make sense. I had thought we just used it to refer to genome sections related to 'macro traits' (not sure of a better term) we're interested in.
by westoncb 8y ago
I see. That make sense. I had thought we just used it to refer to genome sections related to 'macro traits' (not sure of a better term) we're interested in.
- dragonwriter 8y agoThat is a common use, which shouldn't be surprising because it's how we built a theory around genetics even before we had any idea about DNA. It just turns out in practice that the idea of single distinct unit of heredity, while it works as a close enough approximation for the traits that were observed to establish genetic theory, doesn't work for lots of traits of interest.