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Did JenkinEs swamping argument invalidate Darwin's theory of natural selection?

Authors :
Bulmer, Michael
Source :
BJHS The British Journal for the History of Science. Sept, 2004, Vol. 37 Issue 134, p281, 17 p.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Flemming Jenkin's swamping argument is re-examined in relation to subsequent criticisms of its assumptions. Jenkin's argument depended on the assumption of blending inheritance; when modified to remove the 'flaw' in his model, it ceased to present a barrier to the operation of natural selection with a lineage, provided that the mutuation rate was high enough to maintain adequate genetic variability under blending.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00070874
Volume :
37
Issue :
134
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
BJHS The British Journal for the History of Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.126266575