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weeding

From weed, Weeding chisel, a tool with a divided chisel-like end, for cutting the roots of large weeds under ground. Weeding forceps, an instrument for taking up some sorts of plants in weeding. Weeding fork, a strong, three-pronged fork, used in clearing ground of weeds; called also weeding iron. Weeding hook. Same as Weed hook. Weeding iron. See Weeding fork, above. Weeding tongs. Same as Weeding forceps, above.


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God vs Evolution

... a body, which must live in a particular environment. A body carrying disadvantageous mutations will on average have less offspring, gradually weeding bad genes out of the gene pool. and to call the origin of life an accident is not entirely innacurate, except the connotation of non-purpose ...

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by foursixandtwo
Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:41 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: God vs Evolution
Replies: 266
Views: 26814

PLEASE help: Evolution Questions

For question 3, think about how reproductive opportunity works in human beings (how powerful is sexual selection at "weeding out" certain mixes of genes?), then factor in natural selection considering that humans tend to largely adapt the environment to their needs rather ...

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by Darby
Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:26 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: PLEASE help: Evolution Questions
Replies: 2
Views: 1165

natural selection

... decrease fitness or have a negligible effect are likely to be lost. There is no force "driving" adaptation, just the environment "weeding out" unfit genes and/or phenotypes.

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by AstusAleator
Thu May 04, 2006 6:52 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: natural selection
Replies: 33
Views: 4512

The Fiber Disease

... I havent heard much about MODE of transmission. Personaly I know I contacted it when some form of whatever burrowed into my skin when I was weeding in tall grass by a pond (actually an old quarry) I felt the pinch as it went in. Perhaps this is some mite or nematode that was carrying a new ...

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by Linn
Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:02 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 748709

hmmmm interesting...

That is really an interesting question Charlene... Assuming that by 'elimination' u mean 'weeding out by natural selection'... Heterozygous Carriers (Aa) : Since this is the major fraction of the progeny (50%) we will always have two Aa's breeding with each other to ...

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by cytochromeP
Tue May 03, 2005 9:31 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Can recessive alleles be eliminated from a population?
Replies: 18
Views: 5235


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