| Posted: 25 March 2025 at 10:05pm | IP Logged | 7
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| I thought mutations worked more like some random change happens that THEN proves to be beneficial, so it has staying power. |
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A mutation can be thought of as nothing more than a copying mistake in DNA.
Evolution is a numbers game, so as you say, if the random mutation gives an incremental benefit, once you go through enough generations, you should start to see increased numbers amongst a population who possess the benefit. Given enough time, the mutation becomes the norm. Then you may see another mutation that builds on or works with the mutation. Given more time, a beneficial such mutation once again becomes the norm, and so on, so that across very large spans of time very complex adaptations are possible.
A single step mutation like Cyclops' power is not realistic, of course, but that's OK. It's not the real world!
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