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Hereditary units in music

Another thought-provoking Quora question: Are there any hereditary units in music? The question details give some context: In his blog post “The Music Genome Project is no such thing,” David Morrison makes an edifying distinction between a genotype and a phenotype. He also makes the bold statement “there are no hereditary units in music.” Is …

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Posted byEthanAugust 22, 2013February 1, 2016Posted inCopyright and Authorship, Evolution, Music, ScienceTags: biology, DNA, Evolution, heredity, memes, Pandora, sample maps, sampling, scienceLeave a comment on Hereditary units in music
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