Variations

An issue that intrigued most about today's conversation in class came from the discussion of small changes or variations that truly make a difference in the success of a species. Darwin stated, "these slight differences make a great difference in cultivating the social the several varieties, assuredly, in a state of nature... such differences would effectually settle which variety... should succeed" (Darwin 178). This observation in peaches concerning smooth or fuzzy makes you wonder how many other small variations are simply overlooked. We take for granted many of the small variations that make us effective individuals. For example the history of humans would be drastically different had we never adapted to have a thumb to grasp objects or form tools. How could this have changed the type of individual we are today? What i took form this is that even a small variation that on first glance may seem unimportant may truly be something of paramount importance towards the fitness of one species.