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A gentle introduction to genetic algorithms
- tisdy 9y agoPeppered moths experiment is discredited: http://natureinstitute.org/pub/ic/ic8/moth.htm http://natureinstitute.org/pub/ic/ic8/moth.htm
- sausheong 9y agoNot really. Subsequent studies show that the original experiment by Kettlewell was valid. I'm not an expert in this field but the scientific papers seem sound. http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/8/4/609 http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/8/4/609 In any case, the peppered moth example is only an illustration of the idea of natural selection.