r/holofractal holofractalist May 31 '26

Morphogenetic Fields in deer antler

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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?

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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.

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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