In the recent past, Andy shared interesting and valuable information about how genomes can evolve and become more complex with his “Quandary Den” simulations and the rest of his “Let’s Learn Evolutionary Biology Together” series. These are great discussions about Evolution and genome complexity, but understanding life as we know it requires additional conversations about complexity. Living bodies (plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria – oh my!) are more than chromosomes running around naked (viruses are, but that’s a whole different can of worms). And they are more complex even than multiple chromosomes in a trench coat. Rather each living thing is the result of complex interactions between its genotype (a.k.a. chromosomes or genome) and the environment working together to create a phenotype.
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