Question
“The fact that cave fishes don’t use their eyes has absolutely no effect on the DNA in their chromosomes. They are blind because something happened to the genes that control the development of their eyes. This change is passed on from parent to
offspring. That explains why a blind fish would have blind offspring. But it doesn’t explain how a whole species of blind fish came to exist.”
How could you rewrite the last sentence without changing its meaning?
In particular, it doesn’t explain how a whole species of blind fish came to exist.
Therefore, it doesn’t explain how a whole species of blind fish came to exist.
For example, it doesn’t explain how a whole species of blind fish came to exist.
However, it doesn’t explain how a whole species of blind fish came to exist.
offspring. That explains why a blind fish would have blind offspring. But it doesn’t explain how a whole species of blind fish came to exist.”
How could you rewrite the last sentence without changing its meaning?
In particular, it doesn’t explain how a whole species of blind fish came to exist.
Therefore, it doesn’t explain how a whole species of blind fish came to exist.
For example, it doesn’t explain how a whole species of blind fish came to exist.
However, it doesn’t explain how a whole species of blind fish came to exist.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
All of these alternatives convey the same meaning, but with slightly different nuances. Here’s a revised version that maintains the original idea:
"It still does not clarify how an entire species of blind fish came into existence."
"It still does not clarify how an entire species of blind fish came into existence."