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... by multiple genes. Another example which is from a natural situation is beak size in birds. In particular, Darwin's finches in the Galapagos islands. During a period of drought, small-seed plants began to dominate the flora and there was selective pressure for reduced beak size in the finches ...

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by robsabba
Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:48 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Re: Diversifying selection

The side of the island that already has the intermediates and the two extremes. In the Galapagos, there is a big beak finch on one of the islands eating the big nuts that only grow on that island. And on another island, there is only small beak finches because there is only small seeds on this ...

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by kolean
Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:23 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Diversifying selection
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Views: 443

Diversifying selection

... all the stones turn into gray stones. With the finches, it was small beak vs. big beak depending on the type of seed that grew on which of the islands. Even though the middle variation dies out, the possibility is always there for variations if you have the two extremes for the genetic pool. ...

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by kolean
Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:38 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Diversifying selection
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Views: 443

?{REGENERATION}? Is it possible ???!!

... identical. Just like that, those cells don't have all the same characteristics of beta cells (if i remember correctly they don't cluster into islands).

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by MrMistery
Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:49 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: ?{REGENERATION}? Is it possible ???!!
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Views: 1641

Natural selection is proven wrong

... think a liitle harder before posting next time. Loads of possible circumstances. One example is the large land which turns into lots of smaller islands due to sea level rise, i hope i dont need to explain further. But the problem is that with little evidence he jumped to a conclusion and attributed ...

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by futurezoologist
Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:16 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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