Molecular biology = micromorphology

[Curtis Clark]

On 2005-11-28 07:25, John Grehan wrote:
> I suppose the theoretical justification is out there somewhere, but if
> non coding mutations are random why should they necessarily reflect
> phylogenetic sequence?

For the same reason that misspellings can be used to trace the histories
of medieval manuscripts: inheritance.

Or is that too Darwinian?

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