Quote:Once a gene is mutated, doesn't it lose genetic information though?
There's no reason to think so. Polydactyly (extra fingers or toes) is the result of a mutated gene (in some cases, genes) and is a net increase of information - it takes more bits to describe six fingers than it does five.
Boru
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