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Claudus on Aug 22, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Family trees: Tracing the world's ancestor

So it seems that recessive traits, like blue eyes, will likely be bred out of humanity in relatively short order.

At least until full blown reproductive genetic manipulation comes into effect.

aidenn0 on Aug 22, 2012 | [–]

You need to (re)read Mendel. Recessive traits and dominant traits stay at a constant fraction within a population (absent selective pressures).

hackinthebochs on Aug 24, 2012 | [–]

That's assuming sexual selection doesn't play a role.

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