Flexibility Trumps Fitness In Sexual Reproduction, Says New Theory In Evolutionary Biology
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 23:28
in Biology & Nature
An intriguing new theory of evolutionary biology says the reason sexual reproduction may be so successful is that it promotes genes that work well in combination with many other genes. This idea of genetic mixability hits on the difficulty evolutionary biologists have had in understanding sex, specifically its role in population genetics and natural selection.