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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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living things/organism

0Genetic material is the material that stores 01b00genetic information02b00 for a human being or other01b00 living organism02b00.02br
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00... 01b00 genetic data ... living things.02b02br
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00Does the second version sound as good as the first and mean about the same to you in the above? Thanks.0-
  

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0Okay by me. " (plural) I don't think you should mix singular and plural. 0-

— Avangi

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0Okay by me. Note, "a human being or other living thing." (singular) You'd say, "human beings or other living things." (plural) I don't think you should mix singular and plural. I may be wrong.0-
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0I completely agree.0-
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0 You can get away with 01i00data02i00 in that sentence, but 01i00information02i00 is better, in my opinion.02br
00My reasoning is based on the usual use of the term 01i00genetic data02i00 - data about the genetic composition of organisms (how many genes in the organism are associated with the sense of smell, how
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0Hi Jim,02br
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00Are you suggesting that 01i01u00genetic information02u02i00 is the sort of physical stuff (encoding*) in the body that stores and passes on species' characteristics through generations, a version of which was around in prehistoric times; while 01i01u00genetic data02u02i00 are the c
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01cite10Avangi12cite10while 11i11u10genetic data12u12i10 are the collected wisdom(s) of mankind about genetic material and how it is thought to function?12blockquote
10 Yes, that's it. Strangely enough, it's almost the opposite of the use of the terms information and data in
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0Thank you kindly, Jim.0-
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