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Evolution of Evolvability a
Author(s) -
RADMAN MIROSLAV,
MATIC IVAN,
TADDEI FRANÇOIS
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08874.x
Subject(s) - evolvability , molecular evolution , population genetics , evolutionary biology , biology , experimental evolution , human evolutionary genetics , biological evolution , population , mutation , genetics , genome , gene , sociology , demography
Genomic sequence data provide evidence for a common origin of life and for its evolution by genetic variation via mutation and recombination. This paper discusses the fundamental dialectic paradigm of evolution‐stability versus variability‐at the crossroads of molecular genetics, population genetics, ecology, and the emerging science of experimental evolution. Experimental evolution of molecules, viruses, and bacteria can be used not only to test some basic evolutionary hypotheses but also to create new organisms for applications in biotechnology, agriculture, and medicine.