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El estancamiento de la controversia sobre el seleccionismo génico
The Stagnation of the Controversy About Gene Selection
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https://doi.org/10.15446/ideasyvalores.v71n8Supl.103860Keywords:
gen egoísta, seleccionismo génico, selección natural, unidad de selección, visión centrada en el gen (es)selfish gene, gene selection, natural selection, unity of selection, gene-centered view (en)
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Nos ocupamos de la controversia científica sobre la plausibilidad del seleccionismo génico. En primer lugar, mostramos que esta controversia parece estar estancada en su conjunto y particularmente sobre la cuestión central: si los genes son el objeto de la selección natural. En segundo lugar, sostenemos que el estancamiento sobre esta cuestión se explica en buena medida porque las partes en disputa están posicionadas sobre modos distintos de comprender la genética. Finalmente, argumentamos que la controversia podría avanzar si se enfrentara un asunto muy problemático que, a pesar de su relevancia, ha sido relegado a un segundo plano: cómo definir “gen” en términos moleculares
We address the scientific controversy about the plausibility of gene selection theory. First, we show that this controversy seems to be at a standstill as a whole and in particular regarding the central issue: whether genes are the unit of natural selection. Secondly, we claim that the standstill regarding this issue can be explained largely because the contending parties conceive genetics in different ways. Finally, we argue that the controversy could move forward if the highly problematic question of how to define “gene”, that has been neglected despite its relevance.
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