Adaptations

What are some reasons that prove adaptations are not designed but due to natural selection?

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... can we work backwards to trace this down to the original DNA combination? Or possibly estimate "times" of change? I'm guessing that adaptations come about to solve an evolutionary problem therefore, can we interpret that information to tell us about the environment at specified time? ...

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... acquire a beneficial trait from a random mutation. You simply meant that you didn't think beneficial mutations sufficient to account for complex adaptations. By "functional phenotype" you mean the whole mouse trap, not just a piece of it. It sounds like what you're saying is that natural ...

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... steropodon galmani evolved, extinct... is there any website that has info about steropodon galmani evidence of evolution, extinction, what what adaptations allowed to survive...etc thanx in advance :)

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... a nice template for evolution. By looking at the insect phylogeny, it may give insight to when the relationship developed, because many of the adaptations for co-evolution are phenotypic changes. Hope that helps!

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