The historical ideas of preformationism and epigenesis, and the rivalry between them, are obviated by our contemporary understanding of the genetic code and its molecular basis together with developmental biology and epigenetics.
Ide-ide historis preformationism dan epigenesis, dan persaingan di antara mereka, dihilangkan oleh pemahaman kontemporer kita tentang kode genetik dan dasar molekulernya bersama dengan biologi perkembangan dan epigenetika.