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Re:Italian bears living near villages have evolved to be sma... by pfdietz on Monday December 22, 2025 @04:54PM (#46359597)
Well, no, that presumes "murderosity" is due to rare genes concentrated in murderers, not unfortunate combinations of genes widely spread in the population. Experience with "disease genes" has been they mostly of the latter type, with each gene having a minor effect.
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Re:Italian bears living near villages have evolved to be sma... by BurningFrog on Monday December 22, 2025 @05:11PM (#46359760)
The rate of the effect is probably unknowable. I think we agree that it exists.
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