RE: Creationism and Ignorance
May 2, 2018 at 2:58 pm
(This post was last modified: May 2, 2018 at 2:59 pm by FatAndFaithless.)
(May 2, 2018 at 2:57 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(May 2, 2018 at 2:40 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: Okay...so what definition would you use? And as I've repeatedly said, that definition isn't supposed to be a detailed explanation of everything in the theory. It's just a good starting point that isn't inaccurate or plagued by creationist/popular media bullshit.
I would use natural selection of phenotypes driving non-random changes to population genotypes.
Okay, and I'd use "Non-random changes in allele frequency over time as driven by natural selection." I think those are pretty close to meaning the same thing.
(May 2, 2018 at 2:57 pm)alpha male Wrote:(May 2, 2018 at 2:51 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: How about "Changes in allele frequencies in populations over time, as directed by natural selection." That's still a pretty concise, neat sentence.
But not accurate. Genetic drift is also a mechanism of change, and has been gaining in importance lately.
Fair enough, maybe "driven in part by natural selection."
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