Evolution Factors: Beyond Mutation, Molecular Drive & Variation

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The discussion identifies key factors influencing evolution beyond mutation, molecular drive, and genetic variation. It highlights the significance of environmental selection, the founder effect, and the bottleneck effect in shaping genetic diversity. The founder effect occurs when a small group becomes isolated, leading to allopatric speciation, while the bottleneck effect results from sudden population reductions, impacting genetic variation without conferring advantages. Various evolutionary mechanisms such as natural selection, sexual selection, genetic drift, mutation, recombination, and gene flow are also discussed.

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Beside mutation, molecular drive, and variation of genetic, what are the factors which triggled the evolution?
 
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The environment causes evolution as well,
but that wasn't the question, was it?
 
Selection such as environmental condition and mating will have an effect on the genetic variation.

There is also other effect such as the founder effect and bottleneck effect. The founder effect is when a small group of individuals becomes isolated from the main population due to geographical reason. The bottleneck effect is cause by a sudden reduction in the number of individuals in a population. It is usually not related to genetic advantage. A flood or a mass killing could be examples.
 

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