Looking for analogies

• Human Genome Project: Implications by Brian Robinson, 10/2/98
  • The Other Options by James Brody, 10/2/98
    • Levels, levels, levels...... by John Fentress, 10/4/98
      
      

Thank you - all this helps. Consider the well-known 'height' example above. No question here but that the genetic contribution is important, but so too are nutrition and absence of disease: look at all these youngsters towering (in purely height terms!) above their parents & grandparents ... But can you help with some examples (or analogies?) from human behaviour (or behavior!)?

In that respect, I have no problem whatever with the generalities, it's the specifics when discussing individuals that I don't understand. For example, "Height is to mining ore, as altruism is to ...?"

I was going to expose my ignorance some more but decided to delete and go back to the books.

Help!

• Details and More Details by James Brody, 10/6/98
  • No title... by Brian Robinson, 10/6/98
    • A Simple Response by Mike Hall, 10/8/98
      • Thanks for the clarity! by Brian Robinson, 10/9/98
        • Conservation of Function: A Puzzle by John Fentress, 10/9/98
          • Genes or proteins? by Brian Robinson, 10/9/98
            • One Gene Doesn't Equal One Protein by Mike Hall, 10/18/98
    • Hang in There by John Fentress, 10/9/98
    • Hang in There by John Fentress, 10/9/98
      • Once is Enough by John Fentress, 10/9/98
• A Model of Gene and Non-Gene by David Berreby and John Fentress, 10/10/98
  • A musical metaphor by Brian Robinson, 10/12/98
    • Notes and Other Sounds by John Fentress, 10/17/98