⚡СЕКС: Главный парадокс эволюции — зачем природа изобрела то, что в два раза хуже

⚡SEX: The main paradox of evolution — why nature invented that which is twice as bad Asexual reproduction produces twice as many offspring in the same amount of time. This is not an opinion — it is mathematics. And yet ninety-nine percent of complex creatures on Earth continue to have sex, paying a huge evolutionary price for every male. Why natural selection has not removed this absurdity over billions of years is one of the main unsolved questions of biology. Until recently. 🧬 Timecodes 00:00 — Introduction: the mathematics that should have killed sex 01:14 — Chapter 1: The price of the male 06:54 — Chapter 2: Muller's Ratchet 12:24 — Chapter 3: The Red Queen 17:48 — Chapter 4: The Pleiotropic Trap 23:01 — Chapter 5: Forty million years without sex 27:08 — Chapter 6: Why you should know this 🦠 The essence of the story Sex exists not because nature invented it — but because it tried several times to abandon it and lost every time. After this video, the male will cease to seem like something taken for granted. 🔬 Question to viewers If asexual reproduction is more efficient — it means any species that has learned to get by without sex should win in the evolutionary race. Why does this not happen? Write your version before you finish watching — it is interesting how well you will guess the answer. 🧫 If you are a biologist or simply know more about bdelloid rotifers than the average person — welcome to the comments. It will be interesting there. 🔁 A like helps the algorithm show this video to those who have never heard of Muller's ratchet — and they should. 🐛 Forward this to anyone who thinks that evolution is simply "survival of the fittest." Let them explain why a male is needed then. 🧪 On the channel — stories about how life works at a level that is not taught in school. Subscribe so as not to miss the next one. #evolution #biology #popularscience #reproduction #genetics #naturalselection #DNA #parasites #RedQueen #mutations #MullersRatchet #pleiotropy #parthenogenesis #rotifers #science #evolutionarybiology #scientificvideo #popularscience #lifeonearth #evolutionparadox