Post an interesting species Topic

[Chutzpar]

(08-22-2011 07:48 PM)SirZadaben Wrote:  I already admitted that it wasn't a worthy post, the debate was over wheather or not it was a new species, and if it can't produce more two-headed turtles, then it is not, if it can, then it is. Human muttations do not necesairily tell us what will happen with turtle muttations, although you are probably right. However, we don't know yet.

Quotin' myself since you missed this part:

A species is defined as a group of animals that will naturally breed together to produce fertile offspring. Variations within that species will not be considered a "new species" unless the mutated forms for whatever reason, stop breeding within the original gene pool.

Like Grumbleguts said; if this was a community of two-headed turtles, you'd be absolutely right. But occasional mutants does not a species make.

Also, yeah, human mutations and how they're passed on do have some bearing on mutations in other animals, because it's all part of the same process. The specifics as to what mutations occur will be different, sure, but there's almost no difference in how those mutations are passed down.

This is all a moot point anyway because multiple heads aren't caused by a genetic mutation, it's caused by monozygotic twins not separating properly.

Can you stop pushing this until you have even a basic understanding of how evolution, speciation and genes work and interact? Thanks.