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It's kind of an illusion that organisms reproduce. Populations reproduce. The real thing is the super-organism and the false idea is the organism.
by kyleyeats 4y ago
It's kind of an illusion that organisms reproduce. Populations reproduce. The real thing is the super-organism and the false idea is the organism.
- imtringued 4y agoHow do you define a population? Genes aren't even unique within a single organism but genes are what is passed on, so how can you say that it is the entire population that reproduces?
- kyleyeats 4y agoIt's definitely not the entire population that reproduces. I think a genes-in-cells view would look at biomass of those cells. Lots of those cells aren't directly reproducing, but they are employed in service of the genes within regardless.