The biggest misconception that people make is the belief that you can generate an entire organism with only its DNA code. This is false.
You still need the DNA in its original vehicle (i.e. seed, eggs, stem cell etc).
This is so damn obvious that it is a surprise that so many don't get it!
Perhaps this misconception is driven by a bias towards reductionism. In reality, all life is dependent on its original context. The context is the cells with all its scaffolding and its environment.
In fact, the development process of transforming a stem cell into an entire organism is a learning process. It is a cognitive process where development is making adjustments by interacting with its environment.
It is not a mechanical process where the only information needed is the DNA blueprint. That's an entirely incorrect metaphor.
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