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SCantiGOP

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3. I won't claim to understand this

Reply to Jim__ (Original post)

Thu Jan 13, 2022, 02:01 PM

Jan 2022

But I believe it upsets a fundamental understanding of evolution if it is true. It seems to at least partially negate Survival of the Fittest as a prime driver of evolutionary change and adaptability.

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Study challenges evolutionary theory that DNA mutations are random [View all] Jim__ Jan 2022 OP

Wow, amazing. Does this mean there is more adaptability to climate change? Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #1

My reading of this is that mutations are not random means that are not equally likely across the ... Jim__ Jan 2022 #4

Yes that was the money shot that prompted my question. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #5

Personally I've long wondered if the creature's environment can actually affect mutations Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2022 #2

I won't claim to understand this SCantiGOP Jan 2022 #3

Life has evolved to evolve. hunter Jan 2022 #6