MIXING THE GENE POOL

9/3/97

1. Why are there an equal number of males and females, if only "one" male is needed and they are such a waste of resources anyway?
2. If bacteria are asexual, how come they are so successful?
3. Wouldn't the ideal organism be one that could use either method depending on circumstances?
4. Explain why setting out lots of sterile male fruit flies would help rid an area of fruit flies.
5. What about the people who have multiple "bad" genes. Should we have allowed these to die at birth?
6. Should we allow only the "good" gene people to reproduce?