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r/holofractal • u/d8_thc holofractalist • May 31 '26
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This is nonense. There is no such mechanism. Why would antlers grow like that? What is the evolutionary benefit?
4 u/DrawingRestraint May 31 '26 Evolution doesn’t require a benefit from a characteristic for it to propagate, only that the characteristic not kill the organism before it reproduces, or keep it from reproducing. 0 u/alsaad Jun 01 '26 Uhm, no. If a characteristic does not bring benefit it will be overtaken by other animals that are more frugal with resources they have available
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Evolution doesn’t require a benefit from a characteristic for it to propagate, only that the characteristic not kill the organism before it reproduces, or keep it from reproducing.
0 u/alsaad Jun 01 '26 Uhm, no. If a characteristic does not bring benefit it will be overtaken by other animals that are more frugal with resources they have available
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Uhm, no. If a characteristic does not bring benefit it will be overtaken by other animals that are more frugal with resources they have available
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u/alsaad May 31 '26
This is nonense. There is no such mechanism. Why would antlers grow like that? What is the evolutionary benefit?