[gurps] BioTech-- Eugenics Question

[Susan Koziel]

:)
Yep. 
Those are pretty good stats to work from.
I was thinking dogs and IQ breeding... but that's
rather harder to quantify.
Thanks.
Horses are a good example of selective but not
molecular breeding.
-Sue

--- Jeff Murrell <jeffmurrell at insightbb.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> Susan Koziel wrote:
> > 
> > There are indications with animal breeds that the
> same
> > effect occurs - that each species has a max level
> > within it's genome for certain things like size,
> IQ,
> > speed, etc. Much of these maximums have to do
> which
> > the sheer physical nature of our parts.
> 
> Thoroughbred horses are an example of this. 
> Historically the average times
> of all race horses has been increasing but the
> record times have not
> increased significantly.
> 
> In the Ky. Derby for example Secretariat's 1973
> record of 1:59 2/5 still
> stands.  The previous record was Northern Dancer's
> 1964 time of 2:00. The
> record in 1900 was 2:06 1/4. So in over 100 years
> (c.20+ generations)
> maximum speed has increased by 5.7%.
> 
> Jeff  
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