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296 | Brandon Ogbunu on Fitness Seascapes and the Course of Evolution
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Navigating the Fitness Landscape
This chapter explores the intricate dynamics of evolutionary genetics, emphasizing the complexities of gene mutations and their unpredictable impacts on fitness through the lens of epistasis. It introduces the concept of fitness seascapes, illustrating how evolutionary processes adapt to environmental fluctuations and interspecies interactions. Additionally, it connects evolutionary principles to economic constructs, while examining the implications of these concepts on antibiotic resistance in microbes.
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