Evolvability

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, PNAS July 21 vol. 95 no. 15 (1998) 8420-8427