The True Idea of Mendel’s Assumption regarding the Gene Is Rediscovered

Muying Zhou

doi:10.4236/ojgen.2019.101001

Abstract

The question of whether the “synthetic life” created by J.C. Venter was produced by DNA (the genome) also raises the question of whether the basic ideas behind modern genetics (germplasm = the hereditary material of the germ cells = genes) are true. In theory, however, whether genes can produce cells (including traits) should depend on Mendel’s assumptions regarding genes and not on what people can argue or discuss at will. Consequently, the author studied Mendel’s assumptions again. It turns out, unexpectedly, that the gene refers to a hereditary element controlling the specifications of the individual rather than the producer of the individual. That is to say, the gene is a facilitator, and the acceptor produces the individual by following the specifications set by the gene. This is the most significant genetics-related discovery since Mendel’s death, Scientific facts, including Avery’s experiment, consistently proved that this is true.

Highlights

It is generally believed that “modern genetics”, which regards Mendel as the “father of genetics”, has a correct understanding of Mendel’s assumptions regarding genes
That is consistent with the “modern genetics” consensus: “germplasm: the hereditary material of the germ cells: genes” [3]
Avery’s claim is entirely consistent with Mendel’s assumptions regarding the gene. This experimental evidence indicates that real-world genes (DNA) are truly as defined by Mendel, and there is no evidence of the existence of the so-called genes (DNA) of “modern genetics” as the hereditary materials or the producers of individuals

Summary

Introduction

It is generally believed that “modern genetics”, which regards Mendel as the “father of genetics”, has a correct understanding of Mendel’s assumptions regarding genes. The second bacteria made all the proteins and organelles in the so-called ‘synthetic cell’ by following the specifications implicit in the structure of the inserted DNA” [2] This means: genes (genome) are not the producer of the individual (cell). Nor did Dr Joyce go further to claim that Dr Venter’s assertion was attributed to the basic, incorrect, idea behind “modern genetics”. Dr Venter did not pose the following question to Dr Joyce: If DNA is incapable of producing the cell, is “modern genetics” incorrect? This indicates that it may have been difficult for them to balance the beliefs of “modern genetics” with the facts of molecular biology. We should go back to Mendel’s original assumptions regarding genes to determine if genes, as defined by Mendel, are the producers of the individuals (including traits)

Mendel’s Assumptions regarding the Gene

The First Evidence Comes from Avery’s Experiment

Conclusions