Today's EFD is about bounded variation. As discussed in yesterday's EFD, Mendel's laws give a theoretical explanation as to why variations are limited. There is, however, an experimental explanation as well, and this is known as bounded variation. If evolution happened, organisms (such as bacteria) that quickly produce the most offspring should have the most variations and the most mutations, both positive and negative. Natural selection would obviously then select the most beneficial changes in an organism, allowing them to survive, reproduce, and pass on their favorable genes. Therefore, organisms that supposedly have evolved the most should have the most beneficial traits that allow their species to progress the furthest. The most notable examples of these traits would be short reproduction cycles and numerous offspring. Natural selection would favor these characteristics because they are two of the biggest factors in "survival of the fittest." Not in following with this, however, is the fact that it seems the exact opposite of what should have happened is what really happened. Highly complex organisms such as humans and other mammals have an incredibly longer reproduction cycle and they produce fewer offspring at a time than the most simple single celled organisms. Check back tomorrow for comments on natural selection.
~Tribal~
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