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Aures
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09-12-2007 8:14 AM


One of the basic mechanisms in evolution, believed to be the major cause of genetical change is mutation. It generally either occurs under radiative exposure or erroneously when duplicating nucleic acids.
However, there are many common arguments that seriously undermine the role of mutations, by showing how improbable they are, more improbable to be several, harmonious and beneficial.
” The rate of mutations is extremely low, made even lower by biological correctors;
” Lower is the random occurrence of harmonious mutations (in the same gene, coding for the same trait/function);
” And so is the rate of non-occurance of side effects (that might nullifiy the new trait, or create new problems);
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09-12-2007 9:20 AM


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