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To me, what blows most comparisons and analogies out of the water, is the insane complexity to it all. That genes can influence and interact with each other. So
by neuronic 7y ago
To me, what blows most comparisons and analogies out of the water, is the insane complexity to it all. That genes can influence and interact with each other. So gene expression (= gene -> protein) can change gene expression, e.g. based on environmental factors or folding of DNA etc...
Gene A is responsible for property A is way way way too simplified.
- kaibee 7y agoThe sense I get is that its more like some unholy combination of brainfuck, vhdl, and game of life.
- ethbro 7y agoTrue, but in the same way that all engineering can be complex. Which is to say, you can use quantum mechanics to augment Newtonian physics, but the latter dominates results in most usages. Biology does have the quirk that sometimes (I guess because exponential growth / propagation?) nuances dominate observed result. But usually things proceed as expected. Otherwise, we'd be killing people left and right with pharmaceutical side effects!