evolution | creation questions

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1. How do you explain viruses adapting/changing/mutating between species if

life doesn't evolve?

2. For species reproducing sexually: explain mating within a transitional

species. How does evolution *deal* with being in between status? Can a

transitional type mate with the older version? Do you need a male and

female in the same transitional process to proceed? This must be a

creationist argument, right? (okay, don't laugh at my obvious lack of

biology jargon)

Deanna

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In a message dated 3/5/04 8:46:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,

nativenutrition@... writes:

> 2. For species reproducing sexually: explain mating within a transitional

> species. How does evolution *deal* with being in between status? Can a

> transitional type mate with the older version? Do you need a male and

> female in the same transitional process to proceed? This must be a

> creationist argument, right? (okay, don't laugh at my obvious lack of

> biology jargon)

Individual's don't evolve; populations evolve. An individual that is

interbreeding with other individuals in a population is part of that population.

The " transitional " is by definition not a new species, and thus can

interbreed with members of its populations that have a lower percentage of the

" new "

genes that would not be found in a population of the ancestral species from

which the " transitional " population was isolated.

Chris

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Dear

I don't understand what you mean by the first paragraph below. But I thank

you for taking the time to teach me about subjects with which I am

unfamiliar. I will take what you have written and search it out more, as it

interests me greatly. Also, my thermodynamics professor father is a staunch

creationist, so I have ulterior motives

But for now, I must get back outdoors and get the early veggies going!

Many thanks,

Deanna

Individual's don't evolve; populations evolve. An individual that is

interbreeding with other individuals in a population is part of that

population.

The " transitional " is by definition not a new species, and thus can

interbreed with members of its populations that have a lower percentage of

the " new "

genes that would not be found in a population of the ancestral species from

which the " transitional " population was isolated.

Chris

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/6/04 4:51:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,

nativenutrition@... writes:

> I don't understand what you mean by the first paragraph below.

I don't know what isn't clear, so I don't know how to clarify it. Vis-a-vis

evolution, any two individuals that are able to interbreed in actuality

(rather than theoretically; i.e. not prevented by geographical or other

constraints)

are members of the same population.

" Macroevolution " would occur from the aggregation of changes among an

interbreeding population over generations, rather than in an individual.

Chris

> Individual's don't evolve; populations evolve. An individual that is

> interbreeding with other individuals in a population is part of that

> population.

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