Genetics and the origin of species

"Adaptation" is Not Teleological

In its essence, the theory of natural selection is primarily an attempt to give an account of the probable mechanism of the origin of the adaptations of the organisms to their environment, and only secondarily an attempt to explain evolution at large. Some modem biologists seem to believe that the word 'adaptation'…

Apr 25, 2012 1

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