While I agree with you, you can also look at a gene as a particular process for synthesizing its effects. It's not much different from source code in that persp

While I agree with you, you can also look at a gene as a particular process for synthesizing its effects. It's not much different from source code in that perspective; doesn't matter how you created it, it matters what it creates. Patent law is a bit nonsensical, IMO. It doesn't handle the real world well.