I mean, I've had advanced courses in mathematical popgen and I'm still fuzzy on how speciation actually happens.https://twitter.com/St_Rev/status/788194830405033984 …
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@slatestarcodex can you explain how asexual beings became sexual? What does refinement of sexual organs look like over time?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Very long story but "asexual" organisms, particularly unicellular, can still trade DNA more or less by accident.
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This can be advantageous, so successful "accidental" DNA swappers get selected for doing it less accidentally.
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From there it's continuous improvement and variation.
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