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What is the Real Unit in Mutations Processes?
What is the Real Unit in Mutations Processes? // The 9th Syposium "Contemporary Philosophical Issues" / Petrović, Neven ; Sušnik, Matej ; Zelić, Nebojša (ur.).
Rijeka: Croatian Society of Analytic Philosophy ; Philosophy Department Faculty of Philosophy University of Rijeka, 2007. str. 1-1 (predavanje, nije recenziran, sažetak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
What is the Real Unit in Mutations Processes?
Autori
Kokić, Tonći
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni
Izvornik
The 9th Syposium "Contemporary Philosophical Issues"
/ Petrović, Neven ; Sušnik, Matej ; Zelić, Nebojša - Rijeka : Croatian Society of Analytic Philosophy ; Philosophy Department Faculty of Philosophy University of Rijeka, 2007, 1-1
ISBN
191-1911111-2730
Skup
The 9th Syposium "Contemporary Philosophical Issues"
Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska, 14.06.2007. - 15.06.2007
Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje
Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran
Ključne riječi
mutation; evolution; non-random; biological complexity
Sažetak
The standard theory of biological evolution views the tranfsormation of living forms through the stages of random mutations and non-random natural selection. Mutations are, by the definition of randomness, not caused by or aimed at the benefit of the organisms in which they occur. Since the relativity of the concept of benefit or usefulness is dictated by the variable conditions of the environment, the same mutation may result in a phenotype which is either successful or unsuccessful, depending upon the concrete ecological niche, whether the mutation occurred for the benefit of the organism cannot be safely and clearly determined. Another problem arises in the occurrence of a particular mutation within a complex of mutations presenting a real evolutionary entity. The complex of mutations is logically and causally related to the benefit of the organism. However, the economy of mutation- phenotype relation is incomparable with the economies of the areas which exclusively belong to the domain of nomothetic sciences. The non-random nature of the mutation processes is further corroborated by the specific economy of biological evolution, suggesting that nature has been predetermined for the occurrence and increase of biological complexity. The evolutionary implication of the non-random nature of mutation processes presumes a world in which the occurrence of existing life forms is highly probable.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
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