On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 09:21:23AM -0500, Kent West wrote: > Mark Kent wrote: > >Which is the whole point, isn't it. The only important grouping here is > >that which can breed. Those which die off can *no longer* breed, so the > >improvement is in the *next generation* which have fewer of the > >defective or no longer useful gene/genetic characteristics. > Bingo!! The extinction event resulted in "fewer ... gene/genetic > characteristics". >
Doh! It does *not* say that, it says fewer of the *defective* characteristics - the number of genes *does not change*, merely their messages. Gods you need to learn some science. -- Mark Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
