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Isn't that just a sub set of your phenotype?

• tejtm 8y ago
  Even assuming spherical cows ... not really. Taking phenotype as most general 'observable trait' there is far too much environmental interaction/influence to count as an individual's trait.
  • tejtm 8y ago
    note the now gone post this was in response to, asked (and I am paraphrasing) ... ~~~ Is this not just a subset your phenotype ~~~
• lnanek2 8y ago
  Hmm, the subtitle says it includes "airborne microbes". Microbes can change, though, can't they? There are procedures like fecal transplants just to kick start different microbe populations in a person. So it isn't all just an expression of their genes turning into physical traits, some of it is due to their history and what they were exposed to. Some antibiotic treatments, for example, could change your microbe population.
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