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Re:Elephants born without tusks in ‘evolutionary response’ t... by fastball on Monday December 05, 2022 @04:06AM (#33863182)
Then the wrong word is "response", not "evolution". Because this is exactly what evolution through natural selection is all about.
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Re:Elephants born without tusks in ‘evolutionary response’ t... by fiftycents on Monday December 05, 2022 @05:03AM (#33863567)
Response would be a better wording. Yes, you are right. <<Evolution>> maybe lead you to assume that variation/response seems to move towards something. But, yeah. You are right.
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