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Re:First, make me care by mr_toad on Monday January 26, 2026 @05:07AM (#46763755)
Dawkins original definition was an idea that replicated unchanged, in an analogy to a gene, which is essentially a unit of DNA small enough to replicate unchanged.
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Re:First, make me care by rcxdude on Monday January 26, 2026 @05:25AM (#46763913)
mostly unchanged (or rather, unchanged most of the time). Mutations still happen and are necessary for evolution.
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