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I was just listening to eons in my car and specifically the episode about armored fish, and the thought occurred to me: isn't evolution ultimately selecting for adaptability? (m.youtube.com)

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It would seem the design that can survive the most extinctions would be the clear winner in the end.

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[–] raptir 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Albino is only used as a term when it's a deviation from the species norm usually. There are all white cave bugs.

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

I thought albinism had an objective basis in the genetic code.