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To: Right Wing Professor
So are you saying mutations are deterministic?
1,303 posted on 03/04/2003 8:51:04 AM PST by lasereye
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To: lasereye
So are you saying mutations are deterministic?

Mutations are chemical reactions which follow physical laws. Does this mean the locations of mutations can be predicted? No, because we don't know the exact details of every molecule in a cell, and even if we did, we might have to include a quantum mechanical probability. So, no they're not deterministic; but neither are they random. Is tossing a loaded dice random? No. Is it deterministic? No.

1,309 posted on 03/04/2003 1:42:50 PM PST by Right Wing Professor
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