"2 ) Offspring vary among themselves , and are not carbon copies of an immutable type . Asexual reproduction . Thank you and goodnight ."
"Comments about asexual reproduction are not relevant . The statement is true , and again one of Darwin 's observations . The later part of the statement is a reference to a popular evolutionary philosophy during the latter half of the 19th century , essentialism . Except for creationists , essentialism was debunked and cast aside during the years of the synthesis ."
"Offspring vary among themselves , and are not carbon copies of an immutable type ."
"The later part of the statement is a reference to a popular evolutionary philosophy"