> cells producing flagella because they are useful components makes perfect sense on its own.
But that's the thing, this sort of implies that a complete flagellum can be spontaneously produced because it's useful, which sort of collides with the parent comment on systems evolving by combining previously useful components.
Flagella aren't useful until they are complete. So intermediate forms should be lost, right?
Would this leave us in a scenario where a single combination of several mutations at the same time suddenly gives you a complete, functional flagellum?
But that's the thing, this sort of implies that a complete flagellum can be spontaneously produced because it's useful, which sort of collides with the parent comment on systems evolving by combining previously useful components.
Flagella aren't useful until they are complete. So intermediate forms should be lost, right?
Would this leave us in a scenario where a single combination of several mutations at the same time suddenly gives you a complete, functional flagellum?