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Because the process that constructs a body part is only partially genetic, you'd be leaving out meaningful data. Mistaken idea: genes are like a program in cod
by JulianMorrison 5y ago
Because the process that constructs a body part is only partially genetic, you'd be leaving out meaningful data.
Mistaken idea: genes are like a program in code that defines what biology does.
More accurate idea: genes are like the NVRAM of a running program that has run continuously with in-place updates for 4 billion years.
- ianmcgowan 5y agoWhat an amazing comment, that just blew my mind. Talk about a paradigm shift.
- spiralx 5y ago> More accurate idea: genes are like the NVRAM of a running program that has run continuously with in-place updates for 4 billion years. They also represent the NVRAM of the compiler that builds both the program and the compiler itself :)