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'''Evolvability''' is defined as the capacity of a system for adaptive evolution. Adaptive evolution is possible by generation of heritable phenotypic variation. Evolvability is the ability of a population of organisms to generate genetic diversity and phenotypic variation, so that it can evolve through natural selection. | '''Evolvability''' is defined as the capacity of a system for adaptive evolution. Adaptive evolution is possible by generation of heritable phenotypic variation. Evolvability is the ability of a population of organisms to generate genetic diversity and phenotypic variation, so that it can evolve through natural selection. | ||
== Articles == | |||
* Marc Kirschner and John Gerhart [http://www.pnas.org/content/95/15/8420.abstract Evolvability] | |||
[[Category:Basic Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Systems]] | [[Category:Basic Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Systems]] | ||
Revision as of 02:59, 1 May 2011
Evolvability is defined as the capacity of a system for adaptive evolution. Adaptive evolution is possible by generation of heritable phenotypic variation. Evolvability is the ability of a population of organisms to generate genetic diversity and phenotypic variation, so that it can evolve through natural selection.
Articles
- Marc Kirschner and John Gerhart Evolvability
