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To: xmission
Your answer is in the definitions you posted.

"a:Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations,

Evolution applies to the population rather than an individual. A specific allele needs to become fixed or at least on its way to becoming fixed before the population is considered to be evolving. There is an equation called the Hardy-Weinberg Equation that enables us to determine if a population is evolving (they always are) and how fast.

204 posted on 01/19/2006 5:04:01 PM PST by b_sharp (Science adjusts theories to fit evidence, creationism distorts evidence to fit the Bible.)
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To: b_sharp
A specific allele needs to become fixed or at least on its way to becoming fixed before the population is considered to be evolving.

Sounds like we are on the same page. I was questioning a post that said basically that the changes in how you look and how your children look is evolution. Maybe I don't understand your point?
215 posted on 01/19/2006 5:16:11 PM PST by xmission
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