05 Mar '05 12:57>
Originally posted by dj2beckerThis one was plagiarized from
Nobody doubts random genetic changes in organisms do occasionally occur, but they often have no noticeable effect. Often mutations are harmful. It is only in rare instances that mutations can be beneficial.
First, I want to point out that cells, by their very nature, tend to discourage mutations. Cells are equipped with built-in checking and correcting ...[text shortened]... e mutations because it would have had to have happened so often. There are no such examples.
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