1238 Natural historians say, “Consider the adaptation_2H.”

Geneticists say, “Consider the phenotype_2V.”

The two-level interscopes of adaptation_2b and of phenotype_2b have one thing in common.

Both express all the elements of the specifying sign-relation. 

1239 For the natural historian, an actuality independent of the adapting species_2a (SV_s) stands for an adaptation_2b(SO_s) in regards to natural selection_3b operating on a niche_1b (SI_s).

For the geneticist, DNA_2a (SV_s) stands for a phenotype_2b (SO_s) in regards to body development_3b operating on the genotype_1b (SI_s).

1240 Now, I wonder whether I can repeat the same trick as the one performed at the very start of Semiotic Agency (N).

1241 The above figure expresses two styles of triadic relations, the specifying sign-relation and the two-level interscope.  There are two real elements, the content- and situation-level actualities, and they look like a dyad.  The situation level holds one real element, which I associate to matter (or esse_ce, being [substantiating]).  The content level holds the other real element, which I associate to form (or essence, [substantiated] being}.

1242 Why the associations?

That is how the actualities appear in the above figure.

Content-level form (SV_s) stands for situation-level matter (SO_s).  This is like the appearance of a shape (SV_s) standing for the presence of matter (SO_s) in regards to a situation-level normal context_3b operating on the possibility of ‘situating content’_1b (SI_s).  Or, this is like a sensation_2a (SV_s) standing for a perception_2b (SO_s) in the normal context of what it_2ameans to me_3b operating on the potential_1b of situating content_2a (SI_s).

1243 What else do I see?

I see the situation-level normal context_3b and its potential_1b folding into the contiguity between matter (SO_s) and form(SV_s).

Here is a picture.

Surely, this diagram associates to the S&T noumenal overlay, but separately for adaptation_2b and phenotype_2b.

1244 Adaptation_2b looks like information_2b.

1245 Phenotype also looks like information_2b.

1246 Both these figures represent incomplete pictures of semiotic agency, because there are no exemplar sign-relations.

Both tell me how incomplete neodarwinism is, as a model for biological systems.

Natural historians may be satisfied with the way that darwinism fits.

Geneticists may be satisfied with the way that the “neo” of neodarwinism fits.

1247 Why don’t most biologists want to talk about “niche” or “genotype”?

Well, the real elements, SV_s and SO_s, are obvious.

How does one model what needs to be accounted for (the contiguity, SI_s) using observations and measurements of the phenomena of the real elements (SV_s and SO_s)?

Well, natural historians and geneticists are doing research everyday.  They encounter this issue. But, they do not have a complete image of semiotic agency that directs the inquirer.

They do not have an exemplar sign-relation.