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> Genetic variation doesn't always come from random mutation. The article didn't imply it did. It says mutation generates genetic variation, not that all genet
by sago 12y ago
> Genetic variation doesn't always come from random mutation.
The article didn't imply it did. It says mutation generates genetic variation, not that all genetic variation is generated by mutation.
A -> B does not imply B -> A
- mark-r 12y agoI was speaking specifically of this line: > That genetic variation is generated by random mutation — a process that is unaffected by what organisms in the population want or what they are "trying" to do. I have nothing against the second half of that sentence. Perhaps a better explanation was available elsewhere in the article and I missed it. The link originally went to the middle of the page instead of the beginning, so I wasn't taking it in order.
- sago 12y agoAh, sorry. Earlier on it gave the version I was responding to. Still I think in science it is better to not assume universal qualifiers unless they are explicit.