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It can't be? Why wouldn't the size shape of you bones be genetic?
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That, pz, is an excellent point. However, doesn't the argument then reject any kind of natural selection at all in this case? What, then, is driving the change?
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Did it have anything to do with molarcular analysis?
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I'd have to answer with environment. Diet and cultural factors. |
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Unless, of course, you are suggesting that there are maternal effects, with the diet of the mother affecting these traits in utero. |
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Some other explanation is necessary -- that's what's interesting about the problem. |
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