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Message 22 of 23 (605842)
02-22-2011 12:31 PM
Reply to: Message 12 by slevesque
02-21-2011 3:22 PM


And if genetic drift has such on a strong effect on the fixation of mutations, wouldn't one be justified to question if such an amount of randomness can still account for the evolution of complex structures ?
Ahh yes, the ol' switcheroo. You are conflating neutral drift with positive selection. That is quite dishonest of you.
Beneficial mutations, such as those leading to modern vision systems, do not fix through random drift. They are selected for. Mutations that change a species fitness do not follow random drift.

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