Natural selection or Genetic mutation?

[lilgenius]

do you believe in natural selection or genetic mutation?

I would just like your opinion on this one.

[mith]

???? Both?

[alextemplet]

Yep, same here, I both.

[wbla3335]

Not much of the former without the latter.

[N Series]

Well, i believe it's the genetic mutation..coz it's kinda adaptaion to environment.

[2Loula]

I believe that both are necessary.

[kotoreru]

You dont need mutation for selection; selection simply acts on the variation present in a population...and variation isnt neccessarily a result of mutation (without sounding or getting too pedantic).

Mutation is a fact - its easy to prove. Selection also is fact - again, easy to prove: take a randomly mixed population, put selective pressures on them and watch the binomial curve shift...

These are simply two processes - surely even creationists can accept them?

[CoffeaRobusta]

kotoreru nails it on the head.

[Tae Jun, Yoon]

there were many evolution theory : mutation, natural selection and so on. But nowadays biologists think those factors can affect evolution........ ( And I think these theory can be explained by selfish gene theory)

[alcyon]

not much argument need to be done in this, because both are accepted theories and are supposed to work together. why should we only believe in one of them?...

[dr. dugmore]

both happen. all the time, if you concider all the time every 10k years or so.


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[Dustfinger]

Mutations are the basis for natural selection to take place. For selection there needs to be a variety, which is built up by genetic mutations.