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To: P-Marlowe

From the abstract you posted:

. Positive assortative mating was found in the treatment which had mated in the light and had been subject to strong selection against hybridization.

What does this mean?

1,328 posted on 03/02/2006 4:07:09 PM PST by Virginia-American

To: Virginia-American

It probably means that these mutant flies were no longer sexually attractive to each other. Mutants tend to have that problem when looking for love.

It didn't mean they were different species. They were still flies. They didn't become mosquitos. They didn't become bees.

1,331 posted on 03/02/2006 4:13:04 PM PST by P-Marlowe (((172 * 3.141592653589793238462) / 180) * 10 = 30.0196631)

To: Virginia-American

...strong selection ...

Well THIS means that it was steered in a certain direction!

1,402 posted on 03/03/2006 4:59:58 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)

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