Genes, genomes, and codes: Revisiting some key terms with multiple meanings

Is a genome the full complement of an organism’s genes or of its DNA? Is genetics the study of genes or of heredity? Is the genetic code the mechanism for translating nucleotide sequence to amino acid sequence or to phenotype? Does «genetic information» refer to the sequences coding for proteins or...

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Main Author: Evelyn Fox Keller
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat de València 2016-04-01
Series:Mètode Science Studies Journal: Annual Review
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Online Access:https://turia.uv.es/index.php/Metode/article/view/4083
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