Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2001
Originally Published In
Goodenough, U. (2001). Genomes, Gould, and emergence. Zygon, 36(3), 383-393. DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.00369
Abstract
The publication of the human genome has elicited commentary to the effect that, since fewer genes were identified than anticipated, it follows that genes are less important to human biology than anticipated. The flaws in this syllogism are explained in the context of a treatise on how genomes operate and evolve and how genes function to produce embryos and brains. Most of our most cherished human traits are the result of the emergence of new properties from preexisting genetically scripted ideas, offering countless opportunities to celebrate the evolutionary process.
Recommended Citation
Goodenough, Ursula, "Genomes, Gould, and Emergence" (2001). Biology Faculty Publications & Presentations. 89.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bio_facpubs/89
Comments
This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Goodenough, U. (2001). Genomes, Gould, and emergence. Zygon, 36(3), 383-393, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/0591-2385.00369. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.