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Re:Forearm artery reveals human evolution continues? by heeen2 on Saturday October 10, 2020 @03:58PM (#24741441)
There doesn't need to be selection pressure for a mutation to spread, it just needs to be no disadvantage to develop it
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Re:Forearm artery reveals human evolution continues? by pfdietz on Saturday October 10, 2020 @04:44PM (#24741765)
With no selection pressure a gene will not from 10% to 30% in a few generations. That requires a tremendous selective advantage.
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Re:Forearm artery reveals human evolution continues? by ip26 on Saturday October 10, 2020 @10:52PM (#24743438)
Well, or it just needs to be a dominant gene.
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Re:Forearm artery reveals human evolution continues? by jessaustin on Saturday October 10, 2020 @11:55PM (#24743603)
The gene didn't become dominant in the last several generations.
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Re:Forearm artery reveals human evolution continues? by pfdietz on Saturday October 10, 2020 @11:53PM (#24743589)
That makes absolutely no difference.
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