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work_2gnwzfpvwzex5aog7kobr3qtj4	U. E. Stegmann	DNA, Inference, and Information	2009	20	.pdf	application/pdf	7798	510	51	In his recent piece, Sarkar (2003) defends the usefulness of genetic information, especially in application to prokaryotes This paper assesses Sarkar's ([2003]) deflationary account of genetic information. account, genes carry information about proteins because protein synthesis exemplifies what Sarkar According to the parity thesis, both genetic and nongenetic factors carry information on any legitimate theory of that notion. defended by Sahotra Sarkar ([2003]), who rejects any demand that theories of genetic information non-genetic factors of development could in principle satisfy all conditions, Sarkar asserts that, as a Let us now see whether the deflationary theory captures the notion of genetic information as For, since the customary notion of genetic information appears to be semantic, any adequate theory accepts that non-genetic factors may carry specific information for development (p. Sarkar's account that the environment alone carries semiotic information for leaf shape. On Sarkar's account, the information relation is 	./cache/work_2gnwzfpvwzex5aog7kobr3qtj4.pdf	./txt/work_2gnwzfpvwzex5aog7kobr3qtj4.txt