In article <2eqpdd$kt5 at news.u.washington.edu> bishopj at botany.washington.edu
writes:
> then it would seem important to the debate. Since the two lineages are
> different genera, it might also fit in with definition found in Futuyma's
text.
> Of course the amount of difference it takes to make two taxa different genera
> depends on the taxonomic group, the biases of the taxonomists, and in some
> cases can be based on very little genetic change
>I've had it pointed out to me that maize and teosinte are the same species. I
never thought I belonged in a botany department.
--
John Bishop
Department of Botany
University of Washington, Seattle
bishopj at botany.washington.edu
