Genetic Drift Quotes & Sayings

It is reasonable that a man should be something worthier at the end of the year than he was at the beginning. — Henry David Thoreau

Some evolutionists will protest that we are caricaturing their view of adaptation. After all, do they not admit genetic drift, allometry, and a variety of reasons for nonadaptive evolution? — Stephen Jay Gould

Children learn through gentle direction and persuasive teaching. — Thomas S. Monson

Religion, whatever it is, is a man's total reaction upon life. — William James

The combined effects of mutation, natural selection and the random process of genetic drift cause changes in the composition of a population. Over a sufficiently long period of time, these cumulative effects alter the population's genetic make-up, and can thus greatly change the species' characteristics from those of its ancestors. — Brian Charlesworth

I think nobody would claim that random genetic drift is capable of producing adaptation, that is to say the illusion of design. Random genetic drift can't produce wings that are good at flying, or eyes that are good at seeing, or legs that are good at running. But random genetic drift probably is very important in driving evolution at the molecular genetic level. — Richard Dawkins

Never forgetting from where I came and no matter where I'm headed I promise to stay the same — Drake

I really want to fall in love. — Enrique Iglesias