Genetic Drift is important
April 21, 2010 at 7:51 pm
(This post was last modified: April 22, 2010 at 3:40 pm by The_Flying_Skeptic.)
A problem us evolutionary biology oriented atheists have with creationist theists is defining the evolutionary advantage of every single biological feature. The truth is: we don't have to provide a reproductive, 'fitness' advantage for every biological feature in existence because Natural Selection isn't the only mechanism that drives speciation.
Genetic Drift is overlooked when genetic drift is fair explanation for any biological feature with no apparent advantage. Genetic drift is the random chance that an allele is eliminated or reduced in a population by for example a natural disaster.
[sorry for cutting you short of explanation. Biology professor at the University of Toronto, Larry Moran has written extensively on the importance of genetic drift in evolutionary biology http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/]
Genetic Drift is overlooked when genetic drift is fair explanation for any biological feature with no apparent advantage. Genetic drift is the random chance that an allele is eliminated or reduced in a population by for example a natural disaster.
[sorry for cutting you short of explanation. Biology professor at the University of Toronto, Larry Moran has written extensively on the importance of genetic drift in evolutionary biology http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/]
