The genome describes a complex network. The concept of "one gene, one protein, one effect", a.k.a. the "industrial gene" (measurable, attackable by drugs, paten

The genome describes a complex network. The concept of "one gene, one protein, one effect", a.k.a. the "industrial gene" (measurable, attackable by drugs, patentable) only applies to genes at the tip of dead-end branches of the gene interaction tree, such as effector genes (the enzyme that defines the colors of a flower, for example), and even then not fully (unknown interactions always remain). The fallacy that all genes work in such simplified manner appeals to us because it's easy to understand.