If Your Best Friend Showed Up to Class with a Radically

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Essay

If your best friend showed up to class with a radically different personality and set of memories, would you still think it was him or her? Explain.
The Unimportance of Identity
Derek Parfit

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Definitions:

Gene Expression

The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize a functional gene product, often a protein, which can affect a cell's structure and function.

Signal Molecules

Chemical substances produced by cells that are used to communicate with or signal other cells, orchestrating a wide range of physiological responses.

Phenotypic Traits

Observable characteristics of an organism, which result from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.

MicroRNAs

Small non-coding RNA molecules that play a role in regulating gene expression by binding to and silencing target mRNAs.