Hexapus - Evolution in Action

[realthinker]

A news story on yahoo describes a six-legged octopus that appears to be a natural mutation. Evidently the mutation was not a real detriment to the beast since it lived long enough to be found. It'd be interesting to know if it's something that can be propagated to new generations.

[OpenedUp]

A news story on yahoo describes a six-legged octopus that appears to be a natural mutation. Evidently the mutation was not a real detriment to the beast since it lived long enough to be found. It'd be interesting to know if it's something that can be propagated to new generations.

Even if the mutation is genetic, it is unlikely that the octopus would be able to propagate that gene immidatley, since it is unlikely to be the dominant gene, right?

So it would be:
Normal octopus- EE (E=eight legged gene)
mautated octopus- ee (e=six legged octopus)

possibilities:
Ee
Ee

Thus the eight leg is always dominant.

But if the octopus bred with multiple other octopi, the offspring (with a set of Ee genes) Could then reproduce to get a set of ee genes again.

octopus 1- Ee
octopus 2- Ee

possibilities:
EE
Ee
eE
ee


I think that's right

[Goat]

A news story on yahoo describes a six-legged octopus that appears to be a natural mutation. Evidently the mutation was not a real detriment to the beast since it lived long enough to be found. It'd be interesting to know if it's something that can be propagated to new generations.

Even if the mutation is genetic, it is unlikely that the octopus would be able to propagate that gene immidatley, since it is unlikely to be the dominant gene, right?

So it would be:
Normal octopus- EE (E=eight legged gene)
mautated octopus- ee (e=six legged octopus)

possibilities:
Ee
Ee

Thus the eight leg is always dominant.

But if the octopus bred with multiple other octopi, the offspring (with a set of Ee genes) Could then reproduce to get a set of ee genes again.

octopus 1- Ee
octopus 2- Ee

possibilities:
EE
Ee
eE
ee


I think that's right

it depends.. I suspect it's more developmental, but it COULD be dominate

[OpenedUp]

A news story on yahoo describes a six-legged octopus that appears to be a natural mutation. Evidently the mutation was not a real detriment to the beast since it lived long enough to be found. It'd be interesting to know if it's something that can be propagated to new generations.

Even if the mutation is genetic, it is unlikely that the octopus would be able to propagate that gene immidatley, since it is unlikely to be the dominant gene, right?

So it would be:
Normal octopus- EE (E=eight legged gene)
mautated octopus- ee (e=six legged octopus)

possibilities:
Ee
Ee

Thus the eight leg is always dominant.

But if the octopus bred with multiple other octopi, the offspring (with a set of Ee genes) Could then reproduce to get a set of ee genes again.

octopus 1- Ee
octopus 2- Ee

possibilities:
EE
Ee
eE
ee


I think that's right

it depends.. I suspect it's more developmental, but it COULD be dominate

Ya, it would have to be a pretty specific mutation i think though.

[ravenssong]

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