OK. Let me state this again. A mutation takes place in a gene, in a cell, in an individual organism. Unless the organism reproduces, the mutant gene will not be passed on to future generations. Mutations do not affect all members of the species simultaneously. Why is this controversial? I am baffled.
"Heart attacks occur at the level of the individual." "No they don't, they occur at the level of the heart." "A heart which is in an individual." "But the individual is a member of a species, so therefore heart attacks occur at the level of the species!"
--- On Fri, 5/15/09, Matthias Wasser <matthias.wasser at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Matthias Wasser <matthias.wasser at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] the epigenenome
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Friday, May 15, 2009, 9:32 AM
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:06 PM,
> Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > A gene that is located in an individual, as part of
> his or her body. If the
> > individual does not reproduce, the gene is lost.
>
>
> An individual that is a member of a species, surely?
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