Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-32918765-20171030193812/@comment-31507215-20171104010944

Sir Lazuli wrote:

High King Ithilion wrote: But, certainly, it can be argued that the large eyes could easily just be a mutation that happened and was successful?

Also, according to research I could find, microevolution is evolution that keeps it the same species, while macroevolution changes the taxa. There's no difference in mechanism, just timescale.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë) It sounds to me like adaptation, because of the way it’s described, but of course it’s possible it was a successful mutation. However I believe microevolution does not involve mutation, but only the emphasis of certain genes already present, while macroevolution is a change in a creature’s genome. That is what causes the taxa to change. Anyway I don’t think anybody else really cares about this macro vs microevolution stuff. I am happy to keep debating it, but maybe we should open a thread somewhere else? Or otherwise just move on and let people discuss the actual subject of the thread here.

I would certainly be curious to see how this turns out (as well as add some of my thoughts), but I agree that you should probably start a new thread.

Also, it's 3 on 2 now!