[Taxacom] SUSPECT Re: Molecules vs Morphology

[Bob Mesibov]

Mario Blanco wrote:

"But evolution itself is defined as change in the genetic makeup of a population through generations (this is a widely accepted definition of evolution)."

Ouch. Widely accepted among phylogeneticists, maybe, but paleontologists would disagree. Also all those who, like me, have a rather more richly textured picture of evolutionary history than a set of gene trees.
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Dr Robert Mesibov
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School of Zoology, University of Tasmania
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