Re: Evolution!! (D. Howes)
Donald Howes (dhowes@ansc.une.edu.au)
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 10:32:38 +1000>>I think what I am trying to say is that there is genetic information in a
>>creature that has room for certain variation, like a little dog to a
>>massive beast of a dog, but beyond that, you need new information. I have
>>no idea if random mutation can create more information or not, so I won't
>>comment.
>
>We just had an extended discussion here about that. A random sequence has
>the most information according to information theory. Does it have
>specificity or meaning? Don't know. There is no way to mathematically
>define meaning of a sentence or specificity of a biological molecule.
>glenn
Sorry, what I was trying to say was that after reading all that you guys
wrote about this I have no idea what to think. I didn't understand half the
stuff you wrote! So my plan was to say, I don't know if it is possible or not.
Donald
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