The referential convergence of gene concepts based on classical and molecular analyses

dc.contributor.authorTudor Baetu
dc.contributor.otherGrant Ramsay
dc.creatortudor-mihai.baetu@uqtr.ca
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-29T16:20:16Z
dc.date.available2021-01-29T16:20:16Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractKenneth Waters and Marcel Weber argue that the joint use of distinct gene concepts and the transfer of knowledge between classical and molecular analyses in contemporary scientific practice is possible because classical and molecular concepts of the gene refer to overlapping chromosomal segments and the DNA sequences associated with these segments. However, while pointing in the direction of coreference, both authors also agree that there is a considerable divergence between the actual sequences that count as genes in classical genetics and molecular biology. The thesis advanced in this paper is that the referents of classical and molecular gene concepts are coextensive to a higher degree than admitted by Waters and Weber, and therefore coreference can provide a satisfactory account of the high level of integration between classical genetics and molecular biology. In particular, I argue that the functional units/cistrons identified by classical techniques overlap with functional elements entering the composition of molecular transcription units, and that the precision of this overlap can be improved by conducting further experimentation.
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/02698595.2010.543351
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2022/26159
dc.relation.ispartofseries3; Open: 7
dc.relation.isversionofDownstream publication: Baetu, Tudor. (2010) "The Referential Convergence of Gene Concepts Based on Classical and Molecular Analyses." International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 24(4), 411-427.
dc.subjectmodern
dc.subjectepistemology, scientific language
dc.subjectbiology, genetics
dc.subjecthistory of biology, knowledge transfer, discipline integration
dc.titleThe referential convergence of gene concepts based on classical and molecular analyses

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