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Page 136
... mutations can therefore have profound effects . They can alter the structure of a critical protein so much that the organism becomes severely distorted and may not survive . Other mutations may cause changes in the protein that don't ...
... mutations can therefore have profound effects . They can alter the structure of a critical protein so much that the organism becomes severely distorted and may not survive . Other mutations may cause changes in the protein that don't ...
Page 141
... mutations . But as I write these words , there are at least 200 gypsy moth caterpillars on every oak tree on campus , and I dare say at least 10 million on Long Island . Each ... mutations , they would favor all CHANCE AND MUTATION 141.
... mutations . But as I write these words , there are at least 200 gypsy moth caterpillars on every oak tree on campus , and I dare say at least 10 million on Long Island . Each ... mutations , they would favor all CHANCE AND MUTATION 141.
Page 142
... mutations are harmful , and every newborn animal has one new mutation , we could suppose that 60 per- cent of them die because of their new mutations . But in the vast majority of species , far more than 60 percent of the offspring die ...
... mutations are harmful , and every newborn animal has one new mutation , we could suppose that 60 per- cent of them die because of their new mutations . But in the vast majority of species , far more than 60 percent of the offspring die ...
Contents
THE GROWTH OF EVOLUTIONARY SCIENCE | 23 |
THE LEGACY OF THE TAXONOMISTS | 44 |
THE FOSSIL RECORD | 68 |
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