"Can you tell me how it is that gene transferred horizontally ( without going through selection ) validates darwinism , which says all beneficial traits must pass through selection in order to be adapted ? Reply With Quote"
"Genes transfered horizontally are as subject to selection as anyother form of gene . Once intergrated into the recieving genome they are simply one more heritable element and if they alter the phenotypes ( many are either neutral or even inactivatee ) then of course they are subject to selection . Why do you think otherwise ? Remember that horizontal transfer is a rare event roughly on a par with ordinary mutations ."
"Can you tell me how it is that gene transferred horizontally ( without going through selection ) validates darwinism , which says all beneficial traits must pass through selection in order to be adapted ? Reply With Quote"
"Genes transfered horizontally are as subject to selection as anyother form of gene . Once intergrated into the recieving genome they are simply one more heritable element and if they alter the phenotypes ( many are either neutral or even inactivatee ) then of course they are subject to selection"