Dictionary » P » Procreate

Procreate

procreate

To beget; to produce by the sexual act; said usually of the male parent.

Origin: L. Pro-creo, pp. -creatus, to beget


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



Results from our forum


Diversifying selection

... to support variation only in the two extremes, and not in the middle (though blacker gray rabbits might still be able to stay alive long enough to procreate considerably - perhaps even faster ;-) - and light gray white rabbits the same). Overall it does create at least two variations (extreme ends) ...

See entire post
by kolean
Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:38 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Diversifying selection
Replies: 15
Views: 455

Re: ?{REGENERATION}? Is it possible ???!!

... of these new functions will produce evolution. Survival of the fitness (though with modern medicine, any viable functioning organism seems to procreate :wink: ) is the theme. Regeneration may be one of those functions. . . . one day (which yes could mean a thousand years or so in the eyes ...

See entire post
by kolean
Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:37 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: ?{REGENERATION}? Is it possible ???!!
Replies: 31
Views: 1652

Another creationist thread

... that this defect could be attributable to random mutations which would be unaffected by Natural Selection because most men would be able to procreate in their youth before dying of urinary obstruction and renal failure; but would you really want to attribute this design to an all powerful ...

See entire post
by genovese
Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:08 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Another creationist thread
Replies: 43
Views: 30248

Natural Selection's Role in Human Culture

I think you may have missed my point a bit. What I meant to say is that while we can still procreate, the selective pressure on intelligence is much less than it used to be. This means that less-intelligent people are spreading less-intelligent genes that would otherwise ...

See entire post
by alextemplet
Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:25 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural Selection's Role in Human Culture
Replies: 24
Views: 3119

Natural Selection's Role in Human Culture

... better than another individual. Not exercising our brains because of technology won't remove intelligence from the gene pool, so long as we can procreate. It is like suggesting that because we use cars, we shall lose our legs. So long as a car doesn't stop me from procreating, then legs will ...

See entire post
by genovese
Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:12 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural Selection's Role in Human Culture
Replies: 24
Views: 3119
View all matching forum results

This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 576 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link