The discovery of a universal genetic code utilized by all existing organisms became the backbone of biology. The coding capacity underwent changes during evolution, but its main fluctuation results from its different reading and regulation. The genetic code thus represents a sort of receptacle of living organism evolution. In this article, we propose an analogy between the genetic code and a broader Platonic hypodoché, a concept that Alfred North Whitehead used to explain various aspects of science.

Czech Academy of Sciences Institute of Molecular Genetics Videnska 1083 CZ 14220 Prague 4 Czech Republic

Czech Academy of Sciences Institute of Philosophy Jilska 1 CZ 11000 Prague 1 Czech Republic

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