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> That's evolution in a few months. A single isolated event with no impact on the species is not the definition that most would use for evolution. And even if
by hellofunk 9y ago
> That's evolution in a few months.
A single isolated event with no impact on the species is not the definition that most would use for evolution. And even if it had an effect on that individual family, evolution is about nature selecting that particular mutation, which may not happen at all. So I don't support the premise of your argument.
- haihaibye 9y agoEvolution is the change in gene frequencies over time. Accepting my premise is just knowing the textbook definition. I think what you are trying to describe is "novel fitness increasing mutations" - these won't be detectable for ages as it takes time to spread through a population. Single isolated events matter - All mutations start off in an individual, they then increase or decrease in frequency.