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		gmoot on Oct 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Extinct goat was cold-blooded (2009) This is not true, it can spread. It's called neutral evolution.

samus on Oct 14, 2023 [–]

It might also just as well disappear again. It's random after all, and when that happens we call it genetic drift. However, it's rare for a gene to be truly neutral.

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