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Jfromm at 16:46, 13 May 2012

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	Genes are not the only form of replicators, and biological [[Evolution\|evolution]] is not the only form of evolution. There are also [[Meme\|memes]] in analogy with genes, and there is also cultural and cosmic evolution.		Genes are not the only form of replicators, and biological [[Evolution\|evolution]] is not the only form of evolution. There are also [[Meme\|memes]] in analogy with genes, and there is also cultural and cosmic evolution.

-	The genome of an organism is [http://blog.oup.com/2011/05/gene-mutation/ like a library] containing its blueprint, with information in books called chromosomes, and these chromosome books in turn are split into chapters called genes.	+	The genome of an organism is [http://blog.oup.com/2011/05/gene-mutation/ like a library] containing its blueprint, with information in books called chromosomes, and these chromosome books in turn are split into chapters called genes. These libraries contain all the biological information needed to construct and control a whole organism.

Jfromm at 16:44, 13 May 2012

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	Genes are not the only form of replicators, and biological [[Evolution\|evolution]] is not the only form of evolution. There are also [[Meme\|memes]] in analogy with genes, and there is also cultural and cosmic evolution.		Genes are not the only form of replicators, and biological [[Evolution\|evolution]] is not the only form of evolution. There are also [[Meme\|memes]] in analogy with genes, and there is also cultural and cosmic evolution.
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		+	The genome of an organism is [http://blog.oup.com/2011/05/gene-mutation/ like a library] containing its blueprint, with information in books called chromosomes, and these chromosome books in turn are split into chapters called genes.
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	== Links ==		== Links ==

	* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene Gene]		* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene Gene]

Jfromm at 08:49, 26 March 2011

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-	A '''gene''' is a genetic replicator, a basic unit of heredity in a living organism, and a segment of DNA that is involved in producing proteins. Genes shape life-forms, they are blueprints for biological bodies.	+	A '''gene''' is a genetic replicator, a basic unit of heredity in a living organism, and a segment of DNA that is involved in producing proteins. Genes shape life-forms, they are blueprints for biological bodies and recipes for stringing together amino acids
		+	into proteins.
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		+	Genes are not the only form of replicators, and biological [[Evolution\|evolution]] is not the only form of evolution. There are also [[Meme\|memes]] in analogy with genes, and there is also cultural and cosmic evolution.

	== Links ==		== Links ==

	* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene Gene]		* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene Gene]

Jfromm at 17:10, 26 February 2011

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-	A '''gene''' is a genetic replicator, a basic unit of heredity in a living organism, and a segment of DNA that is involved in producing proteins.	+	A '''gene''' is a genetic replicator, a basic unit of heredity in a living organism, and a segment of DNA that is involved in producing proteins. Genes shape life-forms, they are blueprints for biological bodies.

	== Links ==		== Links ==

	* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene Gene]		* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene Gene]

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A '''gene''' is a genetic replicator, a basic unit of heredity in a living organism, and a segment of DNA that is involved in producing proteins.

== Links ==

* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene Gene]