Disruption of the satellite in
most mergers make the creation of a counter rotating core by a minor merger
unlikely.
An increase in the orbital inclination
as the satellite spirals into the primary galaxy hinders the creation of
counter rotating cores for most initial inclinations.
There is no photometric distinction
between galaxies which have undergone a minor merger and those which
have not.
Two separate populations are present
in a core having undergone a minor merger.
