Just to note, Natural Selection is based off [[phenotype]] instead of the [[genotype]]. This is important in reguards to the mutation questions since a [[somatic mutation]] would not contribute a phenotype change that could be passed to offspring whereas a build up of [[germinal mutation]]s would. We should also include that all phenotypical changes must be compared to the current selective pressures to determine their fitness, this is needed due to the on going change of selective pressures.--[[User:Tims|TimS]] 16:45, 5 September 2007 (EDT) | Just to note, Natural Selection is based off [[phenotype]] instead of the [[genotype]]. This is important in reguards to the mutation questions since a [[somatic mutation]] would not contribute a phenotype change that could be passed to offspring whereas a build up of [[germinal mutation]]s would. We should also include that all phenotypical changes must be compared to the current selective pressures to determine their fitness, this is needed due to the on going change of selective pressures.--[[User:Tims|TimS]] 16:45, 5 September 2007 (EDT) |