> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kim Borgman
>
> <<snip>>
[ditto]
> One of my biggest additional problem is that IF a new species
> did appear via evolution, a similar one of the opposite sex
> would have to evolve AT THE SAME TIME to propagate the species.

Didn't you learn ANYTHING from the "Jurassic Park" movies??? ;)  <--(smiley
for humor impared) wherein the "major boo-boo" instigated by the park
"scientists" was to use the DNA of a frog that had asexual roots to
"supplement" the dino DNA they collected... ;) :) ;)

Actually, the "problem" you mention is fairly easy to solve.  Generally,
isn't it the case that most species produce essentially litters of young --
not just "one at a time" like the human animal [and yes, I know there are
other species that typically produce one offspring per "mating event", but
that's not neccesarilly the point] so wouldn't there be a decent chance that
a particular "mutant brood" that represented a transitional step would
include both male and female offspring?

Of course in either case (mixed brood or single offspring), there is a
non-zero chance the offspring will mate with "normal" animals of the parent
species AND have the dominant genes, thus producing more "mutant
children" -- problem solved...

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