agoristo on Nostr: I don't know what you mean by epigenetics being a "simplistic" explanation. Lateral ...
I don't know what you mean by epigenetics being a "simplistic" explanation. Lateral gene transfer is another interesting mechanism, I'm glad you brought it up.
I'm not ruling out that random change has a role to play, but I'm not convinced that it is sufficient. I also don't know that the plant genome duplication/recombination process is properly described as "random". I think there's likely an organizing principle that isn't yet understood.
My point is that I don't believe we have a full picture, or that the standard explanation is entirely on the right track. This isn't my field, I've read about genetics and epigenetics on my own, and in college have done labs on DNA sequencing. But my intuition tells me it may be related to the superconductive nature of DNA, which we never hear about in mainstream science.
If there CAN be an organizing principle relating to superconductivity of DNA, I think it would likely be a common factor to each the paradigms discussed (epigenetics, lateral gene transfer, and recombination).
I'm not ruling out that random change has a role to play, but I'm not convinced that it is sufficient. I also don't know that the plant genome duplication/recombination process is properly described as "random". I think there's likely an organizing principle that isn't yet understood.
My point is that I don't believe we have a full picture, or that the standard explanation is entirely on the right track. This isn't my field, I've read about genetics and epigenetics on my own, and in college have done labs on DNA sequencing. But my intuition tells me it may be related to the superconductive nature of DNA, which we never hear about in mainstream science.
If there CAN be an organizing principle relating to superconductivity of DNA, I think it would likely be a common factor to each the paradigms discussed (epigenetics, lateral gene transfer, and recombination).