tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post1354079688879781462..comments2023-10-15T10:32:17.331+01:00Comments on Tales from a Draughty Old Fen: society's evolution to the financialFrugal Dougalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-59676429167636351212009-08-11T21:14:08.490+01:002009-08-11T21:14:08.490+01:00Thanks for your comment, Paul - fair point! I thi...Thanks for your comment, Paul - fair point! I think the answer to that one's in the Bible...Frugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-47972520135904788042009-08-11T19:58:55.976+01:002009-08-11T19:58:55.976+01:00"as Jones points out, the product of sexual r..."as Jones points out, the product of sexual reproduction is a genetically unique individual every time, whereas in asexual reproduction, an unfavourable mutation is there to stay."<br /><br />Not quite...<br /><br />Any mutation can change again, especially as there seems to be some evidence that some parts of our genes are more prone to mutation than other parts.<br /><br />But the question is not really "why are there any males?" but rather "why are there as many males as females?" After all, one male can fertilise several hundred females without much difficulty. From a biological point of view, 99 males out of 100 are a complete waste of resources.Paul Hazeldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858446543069500529noreply@blogger.com