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DNA does not "allow" anything, nor are memes linked to 'correspong genes'.
DNA is a structure of chemicals. These chemicals can and must do certain
things under certain conditions. DNA is not a purposeful thing.
Biologically, memes are embedded (as is any idea) in the neural connections
of the brain, and at an entirely different level structurally than that of
genes.
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> The structure of body and brain is a result of DNA.
> If we can receive, send and store memes it is because
> our DNA allowed us to do it. If the handling of memes
> in one's brain would be independent from the corresponding
> DNA it could have positive, negative or no influence
> on the spreading of DNA.
>
> If the meme mechanism in one's brain would have
> negative or no influence on the survival of one's genes it
> wouldn't have survived.
>
> Therefore memes relate to genes in a contributing way.
> Memes serve to the survival of their corresponding genes.
>
> J.B.
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