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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Greg or e who wrote (19196)	1/29/2005 10:47:38 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

From the article's conclusion: Adam never met Eve It might seem strange but - in genetic terms – Adam never met Eve. They lived approximately 85,000 years apart. You might ask how this is possible. The answer is simple. Each region of the human genome has a different evolutionary history. It turns out there is more than one Adam or Eve depending which part of the genome you are looking at. Every new species has a starting point. A reasonably large population of any organism tends to be stable since any change in genes is swamped by the mixing of the genes through sex. One of the main advantages of reproduction by sex is that it provides a source for backup genes. If, for example, the father had a defective gene either through mutation or a copying error, it might make him a little less fit, but not so much that he couldn't survive, especially if times are good. If the mother has a good copy of the gene then half of the children will get the good copy restored. Eventually times may not be so good, and the half who did not get a restored copy will be at more risk (as would the father, but in this example, even if he dies he has already passed on DNA to some children)