Life results from the non-random survival of randomly varying replicators.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Evolution is not random; while mutations vary randomly, survival depends on non-random fitness.
- In plain terms
- Life comes from random changes where only the fittest survive.
- What can you take from it?
- Evolution combines random variation with non-random selection.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does randomness fit into a purposeful process?
Another view
It simplifies the complex interplay of genetic drift and selection.
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