Relatively easy to take.Unlike some, I find no problem with the idea of hybrids between ancestors of chimpanzees and humans ("Hybrid-Driven Evolution: Genomes show complexity of human-chimp split," SN: 5/20/06, p. 308). We have to assume that any speciation speciation /spe·ci·a·tion/ (spe?se-a´shun) the evolutionary formation of new species. spe·ci·a·tion (sp ![]() sh event will be protracted pro·tract (pr -tr kt )v. . The collection of genes that separate humans from apes would hardly have arisen in a single individual. From my study of dabbling ducks, I have come to believe that formation of hybrids is common during speciation events. To extend or protrude a body part. TERRY TOOHILL, WHANGAREI Whangarei (hwäng'gərā`), city (1996 pop. 45,892), N North Island, New Zealand, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the leading city on the Northland Peninsula and an important port for coastal trade. There are textile mills, cement and fertilizer plants, breweries, and an oil refinery in the city., NEW ZEALAND |
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