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Can you answer the question of where the meaningful information is in the genome? In Shakespeare or Dr. Seuss it’s in the combinatorial power of language to exp
by freepor 7y ago
Can you answer the question of where the meaningful information is in the genome? In Shakespeare or Dr. Seuss it’s in the combinatorial power of language to express concepts. With just 200 words Seuss could write stories like the Cat in the Hat. Is genetics similar?
- glofish 7y agoMy interpretation is that just as with words that in a different order may mean different things, genes expressing in a different order or at different times could have radically different effects. The simplified cartoon image that is associated with DNA, where phenotypes are directly connecting to specific genes - i.e. this mutation makes you smart, or that mutation causes cancer - is not at all how biology works.