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To: exDemMom

The phenotype is remarkably variable. Cockatoos, basking sharks, otters and camels display far less variability in their general appearance than we do.


20 posted on 11/22/2013 3:30:10 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: muir_redwoods

I find the subject fascinating. We have very different appearances, although I have noticed some features that seem to be regional—for instance, I recognize a general “Maryland” appearance in people whose families have been established here for hundreds of years. Our genetics, OTOH, are remarkably non-diverse. Although a species’ fitness is tied to its genetic diversity, we seem to be doing fine.


28 posted on 11/22/2013 4:39:17 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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