evolution by drift and the role of fitness concepts in biology
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why this is interesting natural selection is not the only mechanism by which evolution can occur, and this is very important because, to explain the normative concepts (“fit,” “good for,” “healthy,” “flourishing,” “successful”) that pervade biological talk, biologists and folk often appeal to natural selection as if there were no viable alternatives. but there are several other ways of changing the distribution of phenotypes and allele frequencies across populations over time. these ways include migration, genetic mutation, and genetic drift. unfortunately,
evolution by drift and the role of fitness concepts in biology
evolution by drift and the role of fitness…
evolution by drift and the role of fitness concepts in biology
why this is interesting natural selection is not the only mechanism by which evolution can occur, and this is very important because, to explain the normative concepts (“fit,” “good for,” “healthy,” “flourishing,” “successful”) that pervade biological talk, biologists and folk often appeal to natural selection as if there were no viable alternatives. but there are several other ways of changing the distribution of phenotypes and allele frequencies across populations over time. these ways include migration, genetic mutation, and genetic drift. unfortunately,