Dollo's Law Gives Way To Reversible Evolution Data

Friday, March 8, 2013 - 12:10 in Biology & Nature

Who says you can't go home again?  Not evolutionary biology. Well, sort of. There is a supposition with the proper name of "Dollo's law" which states that evolution is unidirectional and irreversible and once an organism has evolved specialized traits, it can't return to the lifestyle of its ancestors. It hasn't really caught on. read more

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