Getting back to the preliminary simulation, the three relevant groups are 2-A,

2-B, and 2-C:

 

Second Level Groups After One “Year”

It should now be noted that the numbers on page 6 and the table above differ, in

that the numbers of 2-A and 2-C are larger than in page 6. During the first “year,”

these two populations competed against the original population (1-A) with a slight

advantage (because IS=1). Both 2-A and 2-C increased in population during

this “year” of 1000 saturation cycles.  2-B did not increase in population from

the reproduction of original members of 2-B, as its IS was zero.

 

It’s important to differentiate between the origination of members of these three

groups through mutations of 1-A (the original population) and the origination of

members through reproduction. 1-A (which saturated all the oceans of the planet)

continuously generated a small percentage of non-harmful mutations. These mutants

originated at random throughout the oceans over a period of time constituting 1000

saturation cycles. During this “year”, the mutants themselves reproduced. The vast

majority of these mutants did not produce secondary mutants but simply passed on

the traits they possessed. Those mutants which were average in survivability (2-B)

did not increase in population through 2-B-reproduction. Those groups that were

above average in survivability (2-A and 2-C) had an additional increase at a rate

of 101% per saturation cycle. The growth of 2-A and 2-C was from mutations of

1-A organisms and by their own reproductions.

 

Although the 2-C population was greatly outnumbered by 2-A and 2-B in the early

part of the first “year”, its IS allowed it to overtake 2-B. It’s important to note that

2-A has a PAES of zero but has the largest population of the three. That is, those

organisms which have the best immediate potential for survival greatly outnumber

organisms which have a future potential for using an alternate source of energy

at this stage of this simulation.

Copyright 2003 Jonathan Whitcomb

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