Special Episode: Evolution and Genetics
The Science of Everything Podcast
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Is There a Genetic Determinism?
The idea that a person's essence or fundamental nature is determined by their genetic code. I would say for me, one really useful way to think about genes and genomes is like a super important library of information. And they're all the time checking out the individual books from that library and making use of them and then putting them away. So it's not like some blueprint that has executive function that's controlling all of the things about you. It's more a repository of super vital information that your cells and your body are drawing on when needed.
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