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#1127 Jonathan Losos - Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution

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The Unpredictability of Evolution

This chapter explores the mechanisms of evolutionary variation, highlighting the interplay between mutation and gene flow. It discusses the complexities of speciation and the ongoing debates about predictability and determinism in evolution. Through a significant laboratory experiment, it reveals how evolutionary outcomes can vary greatly, even among genetically identical organisms in identical environments.

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