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What about those jumping genes?

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09-04-2007 1:07 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Fosdick
09-03-2007 12:33 PM

Do you think jumping genes could have played a significant role in the course of either biological or social evolution?
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Could be another source for mutations.
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09-04-2007 2:51 PM 		Reply to: Message 4 by Fosdick
09-04-2007 2:44 PM

That is much more dramatic than a SNP, wouldn't you say?
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Yes, but a source for alleles none-the-less (but actually all-the-more).
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Your point?
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09-05-2007 10:36 AM 		Reply to: Message 7 by Fosdick
09-04-2007 8:09 PM

Re: The long leap of the gene
My point is that genes jump further than you might expect, and indeed they can survive the leap intact, suggesting again, along with Dawkins, that genes have selfish determinism.
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I'm sorry, I'm not catching your implication.
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