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::::::But if a mutation is neutral, then surely it is below the species level, almost if not actually by definition? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:40, 15 April 2007 (EDT)
::::::But if a mutation is neutral, then surely it is below the species level, almost if not actually by definition? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:40, 15 April 2007 (EDT)
:::::::Probably, although there are probably ways to achieve speciation through purely neutral shifts; think changes in sexual selection which lead to a segregation of the population while leaving the net fitness unchanged. But the point is that most genetic mechanisms aren't either 'micro' or 'macro.' They tend to contribute to both. [[User:Tsumetai|Tsumetai]] 04:19, 17 April 2007 (EDT)
== [[user:Conservative]] what the...!? ==
== [[user:Conservative]] what the...!? ==