Mutation, Randomness, and Evolution
$174.44
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
16 August 2023
Summary
Mutation’s Unseen Hand: Re-Thinking Randomness in Evolution
What does it truly mean to say that mutation is random? And how does this randomness influence the grand narrative of evolution? Are mutations simply the raw materials for natural selection to mold adaptations?
Drawing upon a deep understanding of mutational mechanisms, this book challenges the conventional wisdom. It argues that the “randomness doctrine” is best understood, not as an established fact, but as the fo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192872579 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192872575 |
| Author: | Dr Arlin Stoltzfus |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 16 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 624g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 191mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
Dr Arlin Stoltzfus
Arlin Stoltzfus is a Fellow of the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, and a Research Biologist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. He is an evolutionary biologist who uses computer-based approaches to study evolution at the molecular level. His primary interest has been to develop and evaluate theories about evolutionary factors other than natural selection. He and his coworkers proposed the theory of Constructive Neutral Evolution, and showed theoretically that biases in the introduction of variation may impose biases on evolution without requiring neutrality.
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