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A pathogen's needs will, over time, converge with the needs of its host, but only if the pathogen is only able to survive in one species. When a pathogen is abl
by lkrubner 5y ago
A pathogen's needs will, over time, converge with the needs of its host, but only if the pathogen is only able to survive in one species. When a pathogen is able to feed off of many species, its needs never converge with the needs of any particular host.
- kragen 5y agoDo you mean its needs for reproductive fitness? Only if it's transmitted only from parents to offspring.