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mrshulgin t1_j9c52ui wrote

Reply to comment by CharlesOSmith in Does evolution slow down over time? by AmTheHobo

Given your explanation, would it be fair to say that species like that are "evolving in place?"

That is, they're still actively mutating, but the mutations are "undone" in successive generations.

I know I've simplified things a lot, but is this still a serviceable explanation of the concept?

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Blakut t1_j9j1b3v wrote

check out the red queen hypothesis, don't know if it's still considered valid.

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