Does Robustness Have An Effect On Evolvability

Robust biological systems acquire less phenotypic variation through environmental stressors or genetic damage as compared to less robust systems (Wagner, 2005). The ability of organisms to balance robustness and evolvability is the key for surviving a billion generations of varying environmental conditions with high levels of consistency (Lenski et al, 2006).

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