jeannot
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| Quote (supersport @ Sep. 18 2007,15:40) | | Quote (jeannot @ Sep. 18 2007,15:37) | | Quote (supersport @ Sep. 18 2007,15:30) | | Quote (jeannot @ Sep. 18 2007,15:28) | | Quote (supersport @ Sep. 18 2007,15:14) | | edit: I looked that up...there is no mutation here....the pigmentation comes as a result of a hormone binding to a protein. The mutation is an inference, not something scientifically verified. |
The mutation has been identified. I attended Sean Carrol's recent conference in Uppsala. His results are probably published, if not in his book.
And you do know how proteins are produced, don't you? |
show me a link where a mutation was observed, which then altered pigmentation....just curious. He's vague in his book about this. |
I'm sure you can do that yourself.
I'm curious too: your think that pigmentation can't be altered by a mutation? |
the question is whether or not this pigmentation will lead to a more "fit" organism. |
A male fly with this pigmentation can court females.
Another question: do you think that pigmentation never influences reproductive success?
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