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To: SunkenCiv

——advantageous gene appears and quickly spreads through the population. ——

The gene doesn’t spread through the population. The population with the gene grows because it is favorable and is transmitted widely over time

It is a gene, not a virus

Uncertainty is the mark of a keen mind

3 posted on 02/21/2011 2:42:51 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 ....( History is a process, not an event ))

To: bert

Thanks bert.

4 posted on 02/21/2011 2:57:01 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)

To: bert

8 percent of human genes come from virus

http://www.topnews.in/8-percent-human-genes-come-virus-2250962

5 posted on 02/21/2011 3:09:02 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)

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