Article ID: CBB006967276

Why genes are like lemons (2016)

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In the last few years, the lack of a unitary notion of gene across biological sciences has troubled the philosophy of biology community. However, the debate on this concept has remained largely historical or focused on particular cases presented by the scientific empirical advancements. Moreover, in the literature there are no explicit and reasonable arguments about why a philosophical clarification of the concept of gene is needed. In our paper, we claim that a philosophical clarification of the concept of gene does not contribute to biology. Unlike the question, for example, “What is a biological function?”, we argue that the question “What is a gene?” could be answered by means of empirical research, in the sense that biologists' labour is enough to shed light on it.

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Authors & Contributors
Brigandt, Ingo
Bonduriansky, Russell
Day, Troy
Conix, Stijn
Camacho, M. Polo
Holmes, Tarquin
Concepts
Biology
Philosophy of biology
Genes
Controversies and disputes
Pluralism (philosophy)
Evolution
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
19th century
20th century, late
18th century
Places
Italy
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