Re: limits of variation

GRMorton@aol.com
Wed, 2 Aug 1995 07:18:02 -0400

Art wrote:
" This case
is no different than the selection of color in peppered moths by predation.
If a change in gene frequency in a population is grounds for establishing
new families of organisms, biology has indeed strayed a long way."

Well, I would think that it is a little different. As I have been told this
species had never shown this particular trait before. I will double check on
this and report back. Peppered moths had shown their black/white traits
before the selection of the industrial revolution.