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Special Episode: Evolution and Genetics

The Science of Everything Podcast

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Is Evolution a Variation of Allele Frequency in Populations Over Time?

I have heard evolution defined as changes in allele frequencies in populations over time. And I'm just wondering how that connects with what you've been describing. There's probably hundreds or thousands of allelic variants that contribute in some small way, each of them to variation in height. But there's also a very large component of sort of diet, you know, childhood nutrition and epigenetics.

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