RE: Macro and Micro evolution for dummies.
December 6, 2012 at 1:52 pm
(This post was last modified: December 6, 2012 at 1:53 pm by John V.)
(December 6, 2012 at 1:13 pm)Kirbmarc Wrote: Evolution doesn't deal with "information". It deals with genotypes that causefenotypes.And genes contain heritable information.
Quote:A certain fenotypeIt's phenotype. I'm guessing you learned about evolution through youtube clips.
Quote:can be an advantage in a situation and a disadvantage in another. There's no "loss" or "addition" of information, just transmission of genotypes related to fenotypes that make it possible to have offsprings.Mutations are a mechanism of evolution and can cause losses and supposedly additions of information.
(December 6, 2012 at 1:47 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Indeed, it is a trivial observation, which leads one to wonder why there's so much opposition to it.I'd say it leads one to wonder why it was posted in the first place.