Quote Originally Posted by Ben Biscy View Post
actually, it helps back my idea. mutations can lead to defects as well as pretty colors or patterns. proof that this happens can be found in a wild caught specimen. thinking about natural selection, do you think the spider trait would thrive in the wild? i don't....
How can you even fathom how the spider morph thrives, or doesn't, in the wild. Just the fact that it was found and brought to captivity should be proof enough that this gene has been successful enough to be not only a dominant gene, but found by humans and bred for.


so was the wolf the ONLY dog in the world then? and all dogs are bred from that one line? no, i'm sorry. that's not accurate. breeds are created by "hybridizing" this breed with that, back crossing to this, outcrossing to that, stabilizing for traits, and inbreeding for stability.
YES, the wolf was domesticated by humans, and is the SOLE ancestor for our traditional dog breeds! They were NOT hybridized. You are completely wrong on that one...

after six generations of inbred hybridization you have a new "strain". so yes, man CAN create new things by selective breeding.
Plants are a lot easier to "hybridize" than animals. However, a lot of genes are just plain incompatible. Look it up!

if you REALLY want to see how it works, try breeding beans, peppers or tomatoes.
Plants and animals can barely even be used in the same context. Plants are much easier to hybridize and cross than animals. Even then, it can be very difficult from within the same family.


my point here is if someone really wanted to spend the time, they could create a true breeding line of hybrid ball/blood. after so many gererations (usually six, sometimes more), you have a stable line of hybrid that will produce offspring identical to the parents.
Name one other animal hybrid that has successfully been bred down 6 times to create a new species entirely. Oh, and by humans.


as much breeding that goes on around here, one would think arguments like this would never occur.

to those who think you shouldn't play god by breeding mutts, sell your bp morphs and get out of the hobby.
Again, morphs are the same species!

You really don't understand biology??