The genetic control paradigm in biology: What we say, and what we are entitled to mean

Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2022 Mar-May:169-170:89-93. doi: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2022.02.003. Epub 2022 Feb 24.

Authors

Kenneth Z McKenna¹, Richard Gawne², H Frederik Nijhout³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, United States.
² Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University, United States.
³ Department of Biology, Duke University, United States. Electronic address: hfn@duke.edu.

PMID: 35218858
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2022.02.003

Abstract

We comment on the article by Keith Baverstock (2021) and provide critiques of the concepts of genetic control, genetic blueprint and genetic program.

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Publication types

Letter
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Biology*