species genes
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: species genes
- From: "* M* <I*@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 15:59:35 -0700 (MST)
Clarence was saying,
<mutations>
happen very frequently, as that is the nature of evolution. Most mutations
are not visible to the eye and thus we fail to notice them. "
Actually, most mutations are lethal and do not produce viable organisms, and
that is why we fail to notice them. Still, almost any single species is made
up of a whopping number of genes with an incredible number of subtle
variations, which is why the Japanese iris are probably still safe for a
while. It's only when we begin paring down a particular line without allowing
outcrossing (whether you consider outcrossing to be inter- or intra-species)
that we begin to get into trouble.
Hey--we seem to be back to ****HETEROSIS****! By golly.
Barb in Santa Fe with snow on the emerging daffodils and black ice on the
Interstate
