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To: js1138
At any rate, this is why a discussion of evolution only makes sense in the context of populations, and should not be applied to individuals.

Are you trying to say that mutations don't start in a mere individual??

817 posted on 04/06/2006 11:07:33 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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To: Elsie
Are you trying to say that mutations don't start in a mere individual??

Individuals differ from their parents, but this, by itself, is not evolution.

Evolution is change in the frequency of alleles in a population. Individuals cannot be so different from other members of their species that they cannot breed.

Evolution by sudden change is a Hollywood fiction. It is sad to see conservatives so caught up in Hollywood that they cannot understand science.

827 posted on 04/06/2006 11:16:23 AM PDT by js1138 (~()):~)>)
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To: Elsie

A "mutation" might start in the tissues that create sperm and eggs, and the "owner" might well never exhibit the mutation, yet all of the offspring would.


833 posted on 04/06/2006 11:20:27 AM PDT by muawiyah (-)
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