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‘ They (genes) are in you and me; they created us, body and mind’
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Marilynne Leonard T8553479 0042/SK220 TMA 01 ' They (genes) are in you and me; they created us, body and mind' This statement by Richard Dawkins poses the question of how much and in what way our genes control us, whether they are responsible for our hereditary features only, or for all behavior and environmental aspects of our persona. A reductionist view implies that only specific tasks are carried out by the genes.We know that most genes synthesize for proteins, these being chains of sub units, or amino acids (a.a) which in turn form the bases of RNA ( ribonucleic acid) to determine the sequence of the a.a by means of the genetic code. This process dictates whether the protein made will become part of the structure of an organism, or an enzyme for the production of a chemical change or reaction. An holistic view would present with argument that our genes are not just involved in biological...
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