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Originally posted by Sydney
I disagree.
The environment includes all species, us too. Humans have been selecting characteristics in other species for thousands of years (crops, cattle etc). Genetic modification via current technology is simply taking it one step further.
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I disagree.
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Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.
( http://www.dictionary.com )
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Genetic modification is
directly modifying the genotype of an organism while evolution is the
indirect modification of a population's genotype through natural (unlike some, I belive humans are part of nature) selection (by letting the mRNA accidentally copy the DNA incorrectly or by the genes which kill the organism not being inherited).
This selection can be either as a result of being selectively bred or by the old-fashioned evolutionary processes.
(Ah, my neck isn't hurting as much now - I can do my homework. Hoorah)