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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] Omega: We've already established that there AREN'T clear divisions, a lot of the time. Didn't you notice? Mules? Tigons? Ligers? Perhaps your equation would make a bit more sense if you used the WAVY Equals sign (I don't know how to make it on here) which means "Is APPROXIMATELY equal to, but not exactly." I'll use a ~ to demonstrate. A~B~C A~B B~C BUT A is not = C Just as, on a grand scale, (pretend you're a 3-sequence code for a second) aststtaststtatssst ~ atssttastttaatssst (5 degrees of difference) atssttastttaatssst ~ stssttaatttaatssta (4 degrees of difference) but aststtaststtatssst is not ~ stssttaatttaatssta (9 degrees of difference) So that if the critical number of degrees for not-mateability is, say, SEVEN, the A+B species and the B+C species are close enough to reproduce together, but the A+C species are NOT. Since only SINGLE degrees ocur with any one mutation, it never reaches the critical number WITHIN any group. (Actually, though, the critical degree number must be MUCH higher, since every human offspring has about 100 single-bit mutations, and WE can all still reproduce, for the most part.) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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