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Griz:

--- Quote ---I just don't know.  It seems wrong to me to have the DNA "penalized" for having more chromosomes.

Remember, theoretically a genome could develop with 1 gene in 1 chromosome, like One.  That would get to execute 100% of its genome while others execute only parts.
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I don't know that they are being penalized ...
but perhaps merely being pressured/tested for robustness.
this may in fact be how things work in the real world.
after all, in the end ... it is the survival of the organism ...
not the survial of a particular chromosome or gene ...
that allows for information to be passed to the next generation.
actually, it isn't even about the survival of a particular individual.
what works continues, what does not work doesn't.

this is the problem with imposing too much structure ...
(not saying you are here .... just a general statement).
had this evolved then it could be considered as being natural.
anything we impose that has not evolved, is going to be aritificial.
but obviously ... we do have to impose some structure ...
as you, PY and others have said ... I understand that, and agree.
the trick is ... how much and when/how?
when are we 'assisting' evolution, and when are we getting in the way?
who can say?
I tend to think interferring less rather than more ...
is the lesser error.

your own mileage may vary. ;)

Numsgil:
[aside]
Well alot of it comes down to what are we trying to model.  I am not all that interested in modelling the internals of a cell.  I am much more interested in modelling the interactions of organisms in an ecosystem.[/aside]

Numsgil:
I can add the ND as an option, but unless there is overwhelming pressure to do so (or a simple majority, whichever ;)) I can't see this being the default.

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