The chicken vs egg conundrum.
Oct 25, 2020 03:20:05 #
GSMJr
Loc: SoCal> Pflugerville (Austin), TX
The chicken vs egg conundrum.
How many times have you heard the debate over which came first, the chicken or the egg?
I read the technical paper by an evolutionary biologist in the early 1980s that answered the question once and for all.
In biology organisms evolve by spontaneous mutation. The ancestor to our modern chicken was a pair of birds that were not chickens but had very similar genes, ie: “one switch short of a chicken”.
The near-chicken birds produced a mutated egg that was the modern chicken egg.
It’s genes were stable enough to never mutate again. The conundrum is solved.
How many times have you heard the debate over which came first, the chicken or the egg?
I read the technical paper by an evolutionary biologist in the early 1980s that answered the question once and for all.
In biology organisms evolve by spontaneous mutation. The ancestor to our modern chicken was a pair of birds that were not chickens but had very similar genes, ie: “one switch short of a chicken”.
The near-chicken birds produced a mutated egg that was the modern chicken egg.
It’s genes were stable enough to never mutate again. The conundrum is solved.
Oct 25, 2020 03:57:52 #
There is only one problem my little pea brain is stuck on. If there isn't two eggs how can there be any chickens? Chickens do require a male and a female for procreation don't they?
Oct 25, 2020 04:10:01 #
Oct 25, 2020 04:55:50 #
NoCal Steve wrote:
There is only one problem my little pea brain is stuck on. If there isn't two eggs how can there be any chickens? Chickens do require a male and a female for procreation don't they?
Steve that's why the mutated chicken crossed the road. To get to the other egg. Mystery solved.
Oct 25, 2020 06:04:11 #
plumbob wrote:
Steve that's why the mutated chicken crossed the road. To get to the other egg. Mystery solved.
Mornin' plum, you are up early, going fishing?
Oct 25, 2020 06:15:44 #
plumbob wrote:
Steve that's why the mutated chicken crossed the road. To get to the other egg. Mystery solved.
Plumbob...... well said my friend. Thanks for setting my pea brain free! Lol
Oct 25, 2020 06:18:25 #
Good morning fly.... don't know about plumb but I just got home from the salt mine. Heading to bed for 6, get up and do it all over again. Yabadabadoo!!!!
Oct 25, 2020 06:18:33 #
Think I'll fry up one of those eggs and think this thing over. Easy.
Oct 25, 2020 06:45:05 #
Big TC
Loc: Raytown, MO.
Me and my son went fishing on Thursday. He caught 3 green sunfish lost a bass just as he was pulling it in. Then on the catfish rod, he just about lost the pole. It was all bent over tile the pole started moving up in the rod holder. He grabbed the pole and he was reeling the big fish in when the line broke.
For me a great big 0. SKUNKED
Sorry no pic's
For me a great big 0. SKUNKED
Sorry no pic's
Oct 25, 2020 07:50:47 #
plumbob wrote:
Steve that's why the mutated chicken crossed the road. To get to the other egg. Mystery solved.
Now there's some serious wisdom. Good one Plum
Oct 25, 2020 08:10:35 #
dbed
Loc: POMME DE TERRE LAKE MISSOURI
GSMJr wrote:
The chicken vs egg conundrum. br br How many time... (show quote)
No conundrum, in the beginning God created all the animals,nothing said about creating any eggs
Oct 25, 2020 08:53:53 #
Oct 25, 2020 09:08:18 #
Jer
Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸
plumbob wrote:
Steve that's why the mutated chicken crossed the road. To get to the other egg. Mystery solved.
Oct 25, 2020 09:49:14 #
FishfulThinking
Loc: Venetia, Pa. 25 miles S. Of Pgh.
plumbob wrote:
Steve that's why the mutated chicken crossed the road. To get to the other egg. Mystery solved.
Deep thoughts there PB! Only had 1 coffee so to early to contemplate but I will take your word on it.🙄
Oct 25, 2020 10:43:36 #
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