(urth) Mystery of Ascia/Agia

[António Pedro Marques]

Gerry Quinn wrote:
>
> From: "António Pedro Marques" <entonio at gmail.com>
>> Gerry Quinn wrote (21-01-2011 20:10):
>
>>> It would be foolish to take a law such as Dollo's as an absolute in any
>>> case - but it is a pretty solid general prediction if the conventional
>>> theory of evolution is valid.
>>
>> Not really, since our species is not known for being dependent on
>> biological adapation to the environment in the same way the others are.
>
> That doesn't so far affect the applicability of Dollo.

D'oh, I was thinking of the idea that each region had a 'racial' type that 
would always resurface, not Dollo's law.

> Dollo's Law is
> about effects stemming from the interaction between the basic genetic
> mechanisms of heritability of traits, and selection by whatever means.
> Unless we change the actual mechanisms, e.g. by directly engineering
> genes, Dollo's Law will remain valid.

But not applicable if congruent selection is halted to begin with.