The Emergence Machine

Genome

physical · Biology · Level 8 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

genome emerges from gene. It requires life.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Genome” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “Genome”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
genome
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0GenomeGeneDnaAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesRetrotransposonL9TransposonL9GenomeL8LifeL2GeneL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Life L2 (requires)
    Understanding genome requires knowledge of life as a foundational biological concept.
  • Gene L7 (builds on)
    Genome builds on the principles established by gene.

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