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IN NATURE for November 21, there appears a letter from Prof. E. W. MacBride in which he attempts to demonstrate that natural selection is not an agent in the evolution of mimetic resemblances. It is perhaps open to question how far statements of personal opinion on evolutionary mechanisms are worth making or answering, unless they are sufficiently detailed to include an analysis of the evidence and reasoning upon which they are based. However, Prof. MacBride's letter contains certain definite errors and misconceptions relating to genetics, and these require correction lest they should gain credence among readers not versed in that subject.
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FORD, E. Natural Selection. Nature 138, 1053–1054 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/1381053b0
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