Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleReply to Commentaries.AuthorsSmith, John MaynardAbstractClarifies the concept of information in biology. Role of molecular biology in contemporary biology; Discussion on the non-inheritance of acquired characters; Details on the role of information in regulatory gene development.SubjectsINFORMATION theory in biology; MOLECULAR biology; INHERITANCE of acquired charactersPublicationPhilosophy of Science, 2000, Vol 67, Issue 2, p214ISSN0031-8248Publication typeArticleDOI10.1086/392772