[Sofa King]

No you have not. Every time I bring up genetic recombination and mutations you completely ignore them. You can only talk about genes as if their combination is irrelevant, which is untrue.

[AndrewC]

You can only talk about genes as if their combination is irrelevant, which is untrue.

The combinations are not relevant to the discussion I was having and into which you entered. Genes exist apart from any single individual. Evolution is described in terms of populations and not individuals. Now answer the question I posed, or expect no further discussion from me.