EPISODE · Jan 15, 2026 · 28 MIN
Evolvability in Biology
from Pomodoro Breaks · host Panigrahi Nirma
Evolvability is the key dispositional property describing a biological system's ability to evolve. Emerging in the 1990s, this concept unifies research across quantitative genetics, evo-devo, and macroevolution, challenging traditional evolutionary views. Core debates address its precise definition, measurement (often mean-scaled additive genetic variance), and how underlying factors like mutational robustness and modularity shape evolutionary potential across short and long timescales.
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Evolvability is the key dispositional property describing a biological system's ability to evolve. Emerging in the 1990s, this concept unifies research across quantitative genetics, evo-devo, and macroevolution, challenging traditional evolutionary views. Core debates address its precise definition, measurement (often mean-scaled additive genetic variance), and how underlying factors like mutational robustness and modularity shape evolutionary potential across short and long timescales.
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