I had to completely reorganize chapter 2 in order to move population genetics closer to the beginning of the book and reduce the number of words.
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Sloppy Genomes
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Sloppy Genomes
- Fugu sashimi
- Variation in genome size
- The Onion Test
- Instantaneous genome doubling
- Modern evolutionary theory
- Random genetic drift
- Neutral Theory
- Nearly-Neutral Theory
- Box 2-1: Are humans are still evolving?
- Population size and the Drift-Barrier Hypothesis
- Bacteria have small genomes
- On the evolution of sloppy genomes
