Mutation rate

... may indeed be irrelevant, but PE nevertheless only deals with the rate of evolutioary change, not its mechanism(s). Now NS is invalidated by ... the basic step of evolution. One can evolve new traits without genetic mutation (eg quantitative traits); nevertheless most individuals have a few ...

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... species are more efficient than others at correcting and preventing mutations in their DNA, whereas others are more likely to mutate because ... throw at them. Thus, even though these organisms have a higher mutation rate, it's hard to call that a mistake when it helps them survive so well.

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... to junk DNA are virtually impossible for natural selection to act upon or weed out. These mutations happen at a mathematically predictable rate (about once every billion replications, if memory serves), and we usually know approximately what the generation time is for the organism being ...

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... related groups such as species, genera, and families. Due to its high rate of mutation, though, there comes a point where mutations begin to occur at sites that have already ...

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... Because MMR influences the rate of mutation as well as recombination, this pathway may be important with respect to speciation ...

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