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Title: The chicken or the Egg?
Post by: ActivationEnergy on October 14, 2011, 05:57:58 PM

Which came first?
the egg.
My reasoning?
other animals laid eggs before chickens... ;)

Title: Re: The chicken or the Egg?
Post by: fledarmus on October 15, 2011, 09:36:16 AM

The mutation which produced the chicken from its evolutionary pro-chicken ancestor must have been present in the germ cells of the ancestor. Therefore, the prototypical chicken hatched from an egg containing a mutation derived from its evolutionary ancestor. The egg was a chicken egg before there was a chicken. The egg came first.

Title: Re: The chicken or the Egg?
Post by: ActivationEnergy on October 15, 2011, 03:48:25 PM

Glad someone gets my explanation.

Title: Re: The chicken or the Egg?
Post by: juanrga on November 26, 2011, 03:28:10 PM

I could say that "the mutation which produced the egg from its evolutionary pro-egg ancestor must have been present in the germ cells of the ancestor. Therefore, the prototypical egg hatched from an chicken containing a mutation derived from its evolutionary ancestor. The egg becomes from a chicken before there was an egg. The chicken came first." ;) but, now seriously, I think that the response to this ancient dilemma is: none

Title: Re: The chicken or the Egg?
Post by: Jorriss on January 10, 2012, 09:10:39 PM

Quote from: juanrga on November 26, 2011, 03:28:10 PM

but, now seriously, I think that the response to this ancient dilemma is: none

This. I think if you actually use biology and what not to explain what came first, an actual chicken or egg, then the point of the question is lost.

Title: Re: The chicken or the Egg?
Post by: edwards.kevin41 on March 02, 2012, 07:35:40 AM

Do we really care if it’s a chicken or an egg????