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Back Mutation

Relating to a form of genetic mutation where a genetic sequence is reversed.


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Re: Theories - Origin of Life

My position is not that random mutations do not happen. They do. Does NS act upon random mutations. Yes I believe ... bacteria spread their immunity through horizontal gene transfer? Which brings us back to the experimentally verified fact that mutation can also cause immunity. In ...

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by Luxorien
Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:57 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Theories - Origin of Life
Replies: 548
Views: 534475

Re: Mutations and Selective Pressure

... and once the selective pressure is removed, they usually revert back to the way they were before the mutation because of the increased metabolic tax of the mutation. This is getting tiresome. ...

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by Cat
Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:45 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Mutations and Selective Pressure
Replies: 4
Views: 1130

Mutations and Selective Pressure

... and once the selective pressure is removed, they usually revert back to the way they were before the mutation because of the increased metabolic tax of the mutation. However, why would a bacterium/virus ...

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by iluvhorses12
Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:20 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Mutations and Selective Pressure
Replies: 4
Views: 1130

Re: question for evolutionary biologist.

... reproduced itself, no distinction between protein and DNA. Then maybe a mutation occurred which two forms alternated back and forth. Then maybe a mutation in which the two forms stayed separate, with one more ...

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by Rap
Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:06 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: question for evolutionary biologist.
Replies: 26
Views: 13550

Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

... suggest you go an study biology now. Do not feel that you need to come back ok but first please tell us how genetics explains the starting process that starts the mutation=in the first place we are told it is a random process due to such things as radiation ...

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by jumma
Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:20 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 247
Views: 575470
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