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Got it. I had thought that actual genes were only a part of what was considered "genetics."
by terminalshort 11mo ago
Got it. I had thought that actual genes were only a part of what was considered "genetics."
- __MatrixMan__ 11mo agoBack in the day when they didn't know which cellular chemical was responsible for the majority of heritability I think the usage was indeed more general. But now we have "the central dogma of biology" which puts nucleic acids on a pedestal. Convenient to have rules so you can keep track of their many exceptions.