Vidal, Oriol and Teira, David (2020) Has classical gene position been practically reduced? Biology & Philosophy. ISSN 1572-8404
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Abstract
One of the defining features of the classical gene was its position (a band in the chromosome). In molecular genetics, positions are defined instead as nucleotide numbers and there is no clear correspondence with its classical counterpart. However, the classical gene position did not simply disappear with the development of the molecular approach, but survived in the lab associated to different genetic practices. The survival of classical gene position would illustrate Waters’ view about the practical persistence of the genetic approach beyond reductionism and anti-reductionist claims. We show instead that at the level of laboratory practices there are also reductive processes, operating through the rise and fall of different techniques. Molecular markers made the concept of classical gene position practically dispensable, leading us to rethink whether it had any causal role or was just a mere heuristic
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| Additional Information: | Accepted in Biology and Philosophy | |||||||||
| Keywords: | gene, position, reductionism, practice | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Molecular Biology/Genetics General Issues > Causation General Issues > Reductionism/Holism |
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| Depositing User: | Prof. David Teira | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2022 05:06 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2023 16:28 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 20162 | |||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Biology & Philosophy | |||||||||
| Publisher: | Springer | |||||||||
| Official URL: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10539... | |||||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-020-09767-x | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Molecular Biology/Genetics General Issues > Causation General Issues > Reductionism/Holism |
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| Date: | 2020 | |||||||||
| ISSN: | 1572-8404 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/20162 |
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