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- noun Plural form of
genome .
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Order within genomes is maintained by identifiable enzymes whose function it is to recognize and correct genetic mistakes.
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The independent "pattern", the unconnected concept that permits one to speak about specified information in genomes, is not sequence but function.
A Minimal Genome 2006
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The independent "pattern", the unconnected concept that permits one to speak about specified information in genomes, is not sequence but function.
A Minimal Genome 2006
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There could have been thousands of insertion events as this transposon bounced around in genomes over millions of years.
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There could have been thousands of insertion events as this transposon bounced around in genomes over millions of years.
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If deleterious mutations accumulate within genomes without fatally compromising the survival of individual organisms until a threshold is reached, then what does this say about the role natural selection could have played in fixing such biological properties in the first place?
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The mechanisms are acting today and have been studied in detail, and the evidence they leave in genomes is also well-known.
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Yes, nearly-neutral mutations can accumulate in genomes, but natural selection tends to purify genomes over time.
The Weasel Thread 2009
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Sure, most people in America have some diversity of genetic origins, but African Americans derive on average about 80 — 85% of their genomes from recent emigrants from Africa, while European Americans derive less than 10% of their genomes from the same source.
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Your description of the encoding of "meaning" (above) is actually quite close to my view of reality, especially your description of how material/physical events become encoded in genomes, nervous systems, etc.
Against Darwinism 2009
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