r/interestingasfuck 29d ago

/r/all Chick with genetic defect

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u/Dramatic-Avocado4687 29d ago

Why does this look functionally better than a normal chick?

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u/Away-Wave-2044 29d ago

This one has….evolved

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u/_who-the-fuck-knows_ 29d ago

This is kinda how evolution works. Random mutations in genes. The good mutations carry on through breeding.

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u/Aridross 29d ago

Bearing in mind that when you’re talking about evolution, “survives long enough to breed” is the only criterion for “good” that matters.

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u/RacktheMan 29d ago

Even more so, evolution is not about an individual breeding, it is about mutations surviving population wide and being an established part of the gene pool. Evolution acts on populations, not individuals in this sense.