On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 02:21:25 +0000 (UTC), 
Jim Menegay  wrote:

[snip]

> The hypothesis of drift cannot be verified.  Full stop.

The hypothesis of random genetic drift and the hypothesis of natural 
selection make definite predictions about the outcome of allele 
frequencies over time. Both can be tested experimentally in the 
laboratory and in natural populations. Both hypotheses have been 
verified. Full stop.




Larry Moran
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