Templates vs. Functions: Rethinking Gene Design in Rotifer

A community submission revealed a fundamental misconception about Rotifer's Gene abstraction: the system requires executable functions, not static data templates. This distinction is structural, not semantic—it determines whether units can be compiled to WASM, sandboxed, and evolved through fitness evaluation. The three core axioms (Functional Cohesion, Interface Self-Sufficiency, and Independent Evaluability) define what qualifies as a Gene and why architectural clarity matters for ecosystem growth.