Re: I know one when I see one

From: Grant Callaghan (grantc4@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue 29 Oct 2002 - 03:42:12 GMT

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    >Dear Grant,
    >
    > > >
    > > >Do the genes for blood type replicate themselves? If so, how?
    > > >
    > > >Ciao,
    > > >
    > > >Bill
    > > >
    > > Aren't the characteristics of blood type passed from father or mother to
    > > son? I understand that paternity can be proven or denied on that basis.
    > Or
    > > does some outside force cause these characteristics to be lodged in the
    > > child? There's also the fact that the information contained in the DNA
    > > creates the protines and other factors that the blood type expresses.
    >So if
    > > the genes don't do the replicating, what does?
    > >
    >
    >Other genes are responsible for the process of replication, no?
    >
    >Ciao,
    >
    >Bill
    >
    I don't think so. All the cells in the body, including blood cells, are replicated through the expression of information in the genome. What other genes are you talking about?

    Cheers,

    Grant

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