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... organism level . We know it does not occur at the organ level ( see page 339 ) . If it is an organism - level emer- gent , it probably is not present in plants but appears first in some relatively simple phylum such as the flatworms ...
... organism level . We know it does not occur at the organ level ( see page 339 ) . If it is an organism - level emer- gent , it probably is not present in plants but appears first in some relatively simple phylum such as the flatworms ...
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... organisms , for they consti- tute the first level at which all three types of coding appear . Only in human beings and perhaps a few other species does gamma coding occur . This is made particularly evident by the genetic mutations ...
... organisms , for they consti- tute the first level at which all three types of coding appear . Only in human beings and perhaps a few other species does gamma coding occur . This is made particularly evident by the genetic mutations ...
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... levels of living systems such humanitarianism rarely if ever biases observa- tions . Not so at the organism level . The investigations on the most important topics are usually those most influenced by such motivations in the ...
... levels of living systems such humanitarianism rarely if ever biases observa- tions . Not so at the organism level . The investigations on the most important topics are usually those most influenced by such motivations in the ...
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