▲ 115 ▼ Has the time since the invention of agriculture been long enough for any evolutionary changes to occur, and if so, what are some of those changes? (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments Edit: I meant specifically humans.
[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I don't think so, at least in the context of natural selection. GMOs for example are certainly not part of natural selection. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] superkret@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] squaresinger@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago That's true if you talk about nature as such. I was just talking about the selection part. The thing is that there are quite a few species that "domesticate" other species. And while doing so, they conciously select for the specimen that best fits their needs. Bears domesticated apples, selecting for the biggest aand sweetest, thus apples evolved from small and bitter to a bit larger and sweeter. Ants farm aphids and also there they select for those that yield the most milk. The big difference between humans and animals is that we form much more of these symbiotic relationships. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] superkret@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] squaresinger@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago That's true if you talk about nature as such. I was just talking about the selection part. The thing is that there are quite a few species that "domesticate" other species. And while doing so, they conciously select for the specimen that best fits their needs. Bears domesticated apples, selecting for the biggest aand sweetest, thus apples evolved from small and bitter to a bit larger and sweeter. Ants farm aphids and also there they select for those that yield the most milk. The big difference between humans and animals is that we form much more of these symbiotic relationships. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago That's true if you talk about nature as such. I was just talking about the selection part. The thing is that there are quite a few species that "domesticate" other species. And while doing so, they conciously select for the specimen that best fits their needs. Bears domesticated apples, selecting for the biggest aand sweetest, thus apples evolved from small and bitter to a bit larger and sweeter. Ants farm aphids and also there they select for those that yield the most milk. The big difference between humans and animals is that we form much more of these symbiotic relationships. permalink fedilink source parent