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Punctuated equilibrium is not about higher mutation rates or even faster evolution, but about long periods of _stasis_ interrupted by "normal rate" evolution du
by gliptic 2y ago
Punctuated equilibrium is not about higher mutation rates or even faster evolution, but about long periods of _stasis_ interrupted by "normal rate" evolution due to an upset in the equilibrium such as a sudden geographic isolation of two populations.
- westurner 2y agoWas there a higher rate of cladogenesis 2-3M years ago? Higher levels of radiation do correlate to higher rates of genetic mutation; presumably because radiation so affects transcription. Does the punctuated equilibrium theory model radiation level in estimating rate of evolution? Rate of evolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_of_evolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_of_evolution