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Geminex · 03-01-2010, 05:33 PM

I agree with Smarty on the genism bit. You can modify a person's genotype, theoretically anyway. What you can't do, is control the factors that influence the phenotype. And they have so much more influence on a person's... identity, really, than the genes. Sure, you can eliminate certain genetic diseases through genetic modification. And perhaps you can even modify some physical traits, though the interaction of various transcribed proteins are so complex, you'd need one hell of a research budget to manage this. But an individual's behavior, how they will act, who they are, that, I believe, lies in the phenotype.

Edit:

Though I would be interested in some more info on the affirmative-action plans and the ineffectiveness thereof, that smarty mentioned.

03-01-2010, 05:33 PM	#11
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	I agree with Smarty on the genism bit. You can modify a person's genotype, theoretically anyway. What you can't do, is control the factors that influence the phenotype. And they have so much more influence on a person's... identity, really, than the genes. Sure, you can eliminate certain genetic diseases through genetic modification. And perhaps you can even modify some physical traits, though the interaction of various transcribed proteins are so complex, you'd need one hell of a research budget to manage this. But an individual's behavior, how they will act, who they are, that, I believe, lies in the phenotype. Edit: Though I would be interested in some more info on the affirmative-action plans and the ineffectiveness thereof, that smarty mentioned. Last edited by Geminex; 03-01-2010 at 05:35 PM.