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Variation genetics

variation (genetics)

The phenotypic differences among individuals in a population.


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... look at how Darwin defined Natural Selection (paraphrasing) 1. There is variation among indiviuals in a popualtion. 2. That variation is inheritable ... not explain where the variation it acts on comes from. This is where genetics comes in. One source is assortive mating, and another is mutation. ...

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by robsabba
Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:29 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16351

Re: DNA replication, Cell division and Evolution

... America, and known by the name of ancons7, or otter sheep.... It is the variation within genetics that causes the problem with the definition of species in the first place. There are ...

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by AFJ
Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:45 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: DNA replication, Cell division and Evolution
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Views: 437

Re: Genetics cannot account for generation of new species

if it is random then genetics cannot account for it -chaos theory might but genetics cant all genetic can ... Genetics is hard science and is not random- it is a predictable process with variation of course because of sexual intercourse--but the species stays the same for ...

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by AFJ
Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:29 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Genetics cannot account for generation of new species
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Views: 277

Natural selection is proven wrong

... call species are discontinuities that we can recognize by morphology or genetics (or behaviour). What we choose to call a species is indeed a human ... every species every day. Given enough individuals with enough genetic variation in enough environments over a long enough time, natural selection ...

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by wbla3335
Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:17 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16351

Natural selection is proven wrong

... offspring. Darwin didn't know the source of modifications, but modern genetics understands it well. New mutations in DNA happen all the time. Errors ... present. You are absolutely right. But you must admit that there is variation within species. No two people are the same. Dogs are a good example, ...

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by wbla3335
Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:19 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16351
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