From: CurtAdams@aol.com
Date: Tue Jul 23 2002 - 21:55:25 MDT
In a message dated 7/23/02 19:24:13, mail@HarveyNewstrom.com writes:
>Actually, it doesn't work that way. DNA is more like a blueprint with
>instructions. Having duplicate copies of the blueprint doesn't turn a
>cottage design into a mansion. If you have the recessive genes for blue
>eyes, duplicating the genes won't make your eyes more blue. You still
>have blue eyes. To store more beta-carotene, you would need to increase
>production, expand storage structures, or eliminate regulatory
>processes. Just duplicating existing genes won't do it.
Generally true for endogenous, regulated genes; but for these introduced,
unregulated genes dose relationships are the rule.
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