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by beambot
2074 days ago
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Darwin performed hybridization experiments that demonstrated the principles, and the topic appeared as a section in Origin of Species. However, Darwin's experiments lacked statistical rigor -- he didn't do enough variations to make statistical assertions. This gap was later adeptly filled by Mendel. Freeman Dyson did a wonderful lecture on this topic right before his passing, which covered various forms of biological & cultural evolution spanning Darwin to present: https://www.ias.edu/news/in-the-media/freeman-dyson-biologic... If you want an alternate source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41437-019-0289-9 |
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