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. 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] | ||
