Can Natural Selection Be Random?

Evolution has both random and deterministic mechanisms - the most important of the latter is natural selection. However, while natural selection is a non-random process, it often behaves and can even be modelled as if it were a completely random variable. In fact, doing so allows us to explain several major patterns in nature, such as Lewontin's paradox and cryptic species. #evolution #education Sources https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/... https://link.springer.com/article/10.... https://link.springer.com/article/10.... https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do... https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetic...