Built to evolve

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2005-06-15

arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0506017v1

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Populations and Evolution

10 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

We study the probabilities of evolution based on random mutations and natural selection. We conclude that evolution to multicellular eukaryots, or even prokaryots, is unlikely to be the result of only random mutations. Complex organisms have evolved through several mechanisms besides random mutations, namely DNA recombination, adaptive mutations, and acquisition of foreign DNA. We conclude that all living organisms, in addition to being self-organizing and reproducing (autopoyetic), have built-in mechanisms of evolution, some of which respond in very specific ways to environmental stress.

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