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To: Southack
Well, learn someting new. If a bacterium does have two or more genes for a trait, you still have dominance/recession. Full disclosure: I didn't know that.

However, sexual species except as noted routinely as part of the mechanism of reproduction will have multiple genes. It is part and parcel of the paired-chromosome diploid/haploid scheme of eukaryotic sex.

Bacteria will not reliably have multiple genes for a trait. They have duplication mutations, which is part of how genetic diversity happens, the very thing you are disputing. Also, they do this conjugation thing even among unrelated species. It doesn't typically reproduce individuals but it exchanges genetic material. You were clearly in your post referring to sexual dominance/regression from paired chromosomes. That was still inappropriate and wrong for bacteria.

And you don't dodge the emergence of new alleles this way unless you can show that every trait that has ever seemed to emerge as new is on a paired gene.

682 posted on 01/23/2005 8:08:13 PM PST by VadeRetro
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To: VadeRetro
"Well, learn someting new. If a bacterium does have two or more genes for a trait, you still have dominance/recession. Full disclosure: I didn't know that."

Glad to help out. Seriously.

You do owe me an apology, however. Prior to learning that bacteria really do have recessive traits, you were quite vicious.

That's not a problem for *me*, personally, but such character assaults detract from useful scientific debate, and for *that*, you should be sorry.

684 posted on 01/23/2005 8:38:01 PM PST by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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