-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/15/07 16:25, Mark Kent wrote: > 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.
If the individuals who carry gene Z all die out, then that gene is gone. That does *not* mean that there are fewer chromosomal pairs. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF+b4nS9HxQb37XmcRAuK2AJ916mh7XeFD52/D2fFQnsP4MFXggACfWU6O jIvnNBnivHNAGMDSSwB+hUY= =5p6P -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
