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> Of course, having the reverse isomer molecules would be advantageous against predators (who couldn't digest it) and a boon to natural selection. This, of cou
by acomar 12y ago
> Of course, having the reverse isomer molecules would be advantageous against predators (who couldn't digest it) and a boon to natural selection.
This, of course, doesn't really mean much. Something being advantageous doesn't imply that it must show up as a product of natural selection nor does it imply that such an adaptation must survive into perpetuity.
- darkmighty 12y agoThis is the kind of change you really don't expect to have an evolutionary pathway. Random genetic changes to genes won't suddenly start a full system of reverted isonomers out of the blue, and there's way to slowly get there (it's negative all the way through than a little positive afterwards).
- bduerst 12y agoI gave it as an example of there being too much speculation. There is absolutely no evidence for it and it is not meant to be taken as as serious as some of you are taking it. If anything, it proves there is too much speculation -_-