Complexity of gene codes (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, August 28, 2010, 02:22 (5011 days ago) @ xeno6696


> This is precisely what I mean by "...should be able to force evolution artificially without need of reproduction or intervening generations."
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> Where my confusion still lies in interpreting your thinking, is, if we have agreement that Stimulus-->epigenetic response-->Natural Selection is the "correct" model... then I don't see how your thinking is actually different than the current textbook model. -The usual interpretation of evolution is that, a' la Darwin, it is in slow tiny steps. Our difference in interpretation is speed. I believe large jumps can occur and it is usually the way evolution proceeds. Small changes are reversible adaptations, like Darwin's six species of finches, with beaks adjusting cyclically with climate changes in cycles.