GENETIC-TRAITS

被引：17

作者：

GIFFORD, F

机构：

[1] Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, MI

来源：

BIOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY | 1990年 / 5卷 / 03期

关键词：

Genetic;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00165257

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

Recognizing that all traits are the result of an interaction between genes and environment, I offer a set of criteria for nevertheless making sense of our practice of singling out certain traits as genetic ones, in effect making a distinction between "causes" and "mere conditions". The central criterion is that a trait is genetic if it is genetic differences that make the differences in that trait variable in a given population. A second criterion requires that genetic traits be individuated in a way that matches what some genetic factors cause specifically. Clarifying our causal and classificatory language here can help us to avoid confusions of both theoretical and practical significance. © 1990 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

引用

页码：327 / 347

页数：21

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