"So what activates genes ? When a gene product is needed , a signal from its environment , not an emergent property of the gene itself , activates experession of that gene . In otherwords , it 's the environment , stupid. `` Pg/ 52"
"So what you are saying is simply that the genes do not actively control the body . What is wrong with assuming that genes therefore do not control the body is the fact that the genes were the blueprint for the body . The genes decided the arrangement of cells , the number of fingers , etc . The body , the cells , and the organelles within the cells are therefore strongly influenced by the DNA sequence ."
"So what activates genes ? When a gene product is needed , a signal from its environment ,"
"So what you are saying is simply that the genes do not actively control the body"