Subj : Re: Why do Romulans have ridges?
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From : electrictroy
Date : Sun Oct 02 2005 04:32:52

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.ds9

> > On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:14:28 GMT, "Fozzi"
> >>Actually 20 generations are enough to evolve a whole new species,
> >>(and 2000 years would be about right for that with such a long lived
> >>species) especially if there was any selective breeding policies

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2000 years is enough time to evolve a new species???  Oooo-kay.
Genetically, even though human beings passed through an intense/deadly
dark age including a 33% lethal plague, I'm no different than a human
being from the Roman Republic.  Evolution doesn't happen that fast for
complex organisms.


It really doesn't make sense for Romulans to look different.  American
Indians were separated from their native north-Asian homeland for
~15,000 years, but they are still the same species.

troy

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