Reply #72: Sure, examples of lab evolution?.... [View All]

[ErisFiveFingers]

(Note to mods: this thread is in the wrong forum?)

Talk-origins has good coverage:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-speciation.html

What I said can be explained through genetics, of *course*, because genetics is a major mechanism of species inheritance, species change, and to some extent, what determines a species. Genetics is one of the backbones of Evolution, and the modern discovery of genetics was based on evolution (indeed, genetic discoveries have further reinforced Darwin's ideas... he had no idea what the exact underlying chemical principles were).

I'm not sure what you mean by:
"What Genetics cannot explain would be the appearance of new species over time. Evolution provides an interesting solution, but it cannot be observed, and cannot be tested in this area."

The above has quite a few instances of observed new species appearing over time, specifically focusing on genetic changes... are you looking for understanding of why genetics works this way, as a part of the evolutionary process?

A very short explanation is that each species varies in genetic composition over time, due to hybridization, or transcription errors, or other things that alter the genetic makeup of members of a given species.

Edit: spelling