Vihargenomien

Vihargenomien is a term used primarily in speculative biology and certain science-fiction narratives to denote a hypothesized class of genome-scale regulatory elements. In this view, vihargenomien would coordinate expression across distant genomic regions to enable rapid phenotypic shifts in response to environmental pressures. The concept emphasizes system-wide regulation rather than single-gene control, and it is imagined as integrating chromatin architecture, long-range regulatory interactions, and RNA-mediated signals.

The term is a neologism; there is no formal definition or consensus in mainstream genetics, and it has not been demonstrated in empirical studies. Proponents describe possible mechanisms such as synchronized enhancer-promoter networks, epigenetic state changes, or genome-wide regulatory feedback loops that propagate signals through multiple loci. Critics argue that the idea aggregates known concepts—chromatin folding, trans-acting factors, transposon activity—without sufficient operational criteria to identify a discrete entity.

In fiction and theory, vihargenomien serves as a device to explore how organisms could coordinate complex responses. It is sometimes used to discuss the limits of regulatory complexity, and to illustrate how genome-wide coordination might affect evolution, development, and adaptation. While it stimulates discussion about genome plasticity, it remains speculative and not a widely accepted category in contemporary biology.