Special Episode: Evolution and Genetics
The Science of Everything Podcast
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The Relationship Between Genes and Proteins
I think that we need to emphasize the relationship between genes and proteins a lot better. It often kind of frustrates me when if you talk about genes or genetics, people have at least some idea of what you're talking about. Most people don't know what proteins are other than a macronutrient. I didn't get that there's multiple levels between genes and phenotypes. And proteins is one level. But then also sort of all of the physiological systems and homeostatic systems and organ systems that have lots of kind of feedback and feed forward loops. That's like another level of complication in there.
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