Hello Allen/All, Variation is the bane and the boon of the breeder and the geneticist, as the textbooks say. Without variation, there would be no scope for improvement or change. Breeders and geneticists would lose their jobs! Even the most controlled breeding techniques still allow a certain degree of variation. This is because the genes on the chromosomes independently sort themselves as the the gametes are being produced. Nature has built in many different ways of ensuring that the next generation is different from the present one. That's why this year's bees are different from last year's, in any locality or context. Regards, Dave General Cagayan de Oro City Philippines 8.29N 124.39E ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com