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From: vu0112@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Cliff Joslyn)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology,sci.bio
Subject: Re: Evolutionary factors in human psychology
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Date: 3 Apr 88 04:46:45 GMT
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In article <764@actnyc.UUCP> gcf@actnyc.UUCP (Gordon Fitch) writes:
>I would think that there would be almost no neutral mutations at all.
>If a mutation were otherwise neutral, i.e. noise, it would take up
>room in limited genetic space (it must be limited, or "higher" species
>would have indefinitely many genes.)  So "neutral" genes would be at
>least moderately negative when the cost of storing and processing 
>the information was thrown in, and would be eliminated before long.  
>At least, this is what the system administrators force me to do to 
>my precious files.

Interesting argument.  I have no idea if it makes sense in a genetic
context.  Any biologists care to reply?

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