Human genetic change LO10674

Rol Fessenden (76234.3636@CompuServe.COM)
23 Oct 96 18:05:48 EDT

Replying to LO10651 --

Kent says,

Your speculation seems preposterous, that the human race has undergone
perceptible "genetic mutations" in historical or near-historical time in
response to "stress". The standard account of evolution wouldn't support
this (changes are too big, too fast, not enough selection). Yet three
items in my recent reading support this idea.

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Darwin's view was that evolution took perhaps thousands of years. Recent
work indicates that measurable changes can occur in 1-2 generations. Read
"The Beak of the Finch".

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