The hologenome theory of evolution recasts the idea of organism from all the genetically identical cells, to all the...
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The hologenome theory of evolution recasts the idea of organism from all the genetically identical cells, to all the cells in thier entirety that assemble as a singular unit as a community or a "holobiont". In other words; the host plus all of its symbiotic microbes, many of which perform vital functions.
I would say that the idea of a hologenone is a step in the right direction to get a clearer picture of the relationship engine that adaptively responds to the environment to remain coherent over time. As far as I can tell, an even better lens is to place the outer membrane of a coherent biological system around all the things in the entire ecosystem that contribute to the adaptive capacity of system to continue over time. For instance; oxygen and carbohydrate producing autotrophs need O2 breathing heterotrophs to produce CO2 and nitrates etc. This relationship entanglement between what are now considered separate organisms operates on the same principle as that between organs in a multicellular creature, or between organelles in eukaryotic cells or proteins in all cell types. This ectosymbiotic membrane seems to me to be a clearer representation of the nature of the complex adaptive system that sets itself up as a hedge against losing integrity due to antagonistic environmental influences.
I could be missing something(s)
๐ข๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐
"...The study of evolution requires consideration of organismsโ microbiomes."
https://www.the-scientist.com/critic-at-large/opinion--individuals-are-greater-than-the-sum-of-their-parts-65503
https://www.the-scientist.com/critic-at-large/opinion--individuals-are-greater-than-the-sum-of-their-parts-65503
The hologenome theory of evolution recasts the idea of organism from all the genetically identical cells, to all the cells in thier entirety that assemble as a singular unit as a community or a "holobiont". In other words; the host plus all of its symbiotic microbes, many of which perform vital functions.
I would say that the idea of a hologenone is a step in the right direction to get a clearer picture of the relationship engine that adaptively responds to the environment to remain coherent over time. As far as I can tell, an even better lens is to place the outer membrane of a coherent biological system around all the things in the entire ecosystem that contribute to the adaptive capacity of system to continue over time. For instance; oxygen and carbohydrate producing autotrophs need O2 breathing heterotrophs to produce CO2 and nitrates etc. This relationship entanglement between what are now considered separate organisms operates on the same principle as that between organs in a multicellular creature, or between organelles in eukaryotic cells or proteins in all cell types. This ectosymbiotic membrane seems to me to be a clearer representation of the nature of the complex adaptive system that sets itself up as a hedge against losing integrity due to antagonistic environmental influences.
I could be missing something(s)
๐ข๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐
"...The study of evolution requires consideration of organismsโ microbiomes."
https://www.the-scientist.com/critic-at-large/opinion--individuals-are-greater-than-the-sum-of-their-parts-65503
https://www.the-scientist.com/critic-at-large/opinion--individuals-are-greater-than-the-sum-of-their-parts-65503
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