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Tim:
<<The manifestation of the phenotype does not change the structure of the
genotype in the following generation. But the manifestation of the
behavor DOES effect the structure of the meme translated to the next
generation.
How do resolve this conflict?
(I.E.: That in memes the "outside existence" can introduce variation
into the replicator, but in genes this is most assuredly not the case.)>>
The phenotype has everything to do with differential success of alleles.
Memes are different in that they mutate much more easily and don't really
have an analogue to alleles (that we know about anyway) but the idea of
differential success based on the way the "seed" influences the host is
similar.
Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com www.memecentral.com
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