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1238 Natural historians say, “Consider the adaptation2H<\/sub>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geneticists say, “Consider the phenotype2V<\/sub>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two-level interscopes of adaptation2b<\/sub> and of phenotype2b<\/sub> have one thing in common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both express all the elements of the specifying sign-relation<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1239 For the natural historian, an actuality independent of the adapting species2a<\/sub><\/em> (SVs<\/sub>) stands for an adaptation2b<\/sub><\/em>(SOs<\/sub>) in regards to natural selection3b<\/sub><\/em> operating on a niche1b<\/sub><\/em> (SIs<\/sub>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the geneticist, DNA2a<\/sub> <\/em>(SVs<\/sub>) stands for a phenotype2b<\/sub><\/em> (SOs<\/sub>) in regards to body development3b<\/sub><\/em> operating on the genotype1b<\/sub><\/em> (SIs<\/sub>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1240 Now, I wonder whether I can repeat the same trick as the one performed at the very start of Semiotic Agency<\/em> (N).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1242 Why the associations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is how the actualities appear in the above figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Content-level form (SVs<\/sub>) stands for situation-level matter (SOs<\/sub>).  This is like the appearance of a shape<\/em> (SVs<\/sub>) standing for the presence of matter<\/em> (SOs<\/sub>) in regards to a situation-level normal context3b<\/sub><\/em> operating on the possibility of ‘situating content’1b<\/sub><\/em> (SIs<\/sub>).  Or, this is like a sensation2a<\/sub> (SVs<\/sub>) standing for a perception2b<\/sub> (SOs<\/sub>) in the normal context of what it2a<\/sub>means to me3b<\/sub><\/em> operating on the potential1b<\/sub> of situating content2a<\/sub><\/em> (SIs<\/sub>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1243 What else do I see?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see the situation-level normal context3b<\/sub> and its potential1b<\/sub> folding into the contiguity between matter<\/em> (SOs<\/sub>) and form<\/em>(SVs<\/sub>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Surely, this diagram associates to the S&T noumenal overlay,<\/em> but separately for adaptation2b<\/sub> and phenotype2b<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1244 Adaptation2b<\/sub> looks like information2b<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1245 Phenotype also looks like information2b<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1246 Both these figures represent incomplete pictures of semiotic agency,<\/em> because there are no exemplar sign-relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both tell me how<\/em> incomplete<\/em> neodarwinism is, as a model for biological systems<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural historians may be satisfied with the way that darwinism fits<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geneticists may be satisfied with the way that the “neo” of neodarwinism fits<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1247 Why don’t most biologists want to talk about “niche” or “genotype”?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, the real elements, SVs<\/sub> and SOs<\/sub>, are obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does one model what needs to be accounted for<\/em> (the contiguity, SIs<\/sub>) using observations and measurements of the phenomena of the real elements<\/em> (SVs<\/sub> and SOs<\/sub>)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

They do not have an exemplar sign-relation<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1238 Natural historians say, “Consider the adaptation2H.” Geneticists say, “Consider the phenotype2V.” The two-level interscopes of adaptation2b and of phenotype2b 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 species2a (SVs) stands for an adaptation2b(SOs) in regards to natural selection3b operating on a niche1b (SIs). 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