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Re: Evolution, "adaptation", and what's currently adaptive
Bryant (mycol1@unm.edu)
23 Aug 1996 16:41:14 -0600
In article <lpiotrow.373.321DF3AA@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
Len Piotrowski <lpiotrow@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
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>The number of "copies of ones genes [that] get passed along to subsequent
>generations" is not an adequate definition of what "fitness" means because of
>the ambiguity in the meaning of "genes," the process of 'passing along,' and
>what is meant by "subsequent generations."
Lenny, do you possess a dictionary? Look up "subsequent," "generation,"
and "genes." If you need a primer in reproductive biology (meiosis, etc.),
let me know. --Bryant
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