Is evolution reproducible?

Yes and no. It is reproducible in the sense that it can make organisms adapt in more and less the same way to a particular environment but the genetic composition will be remarkable different in each case.

Click here to read the excellent article describing experiments carried on microbes for thousands of generations which explores the roles of chance and history in evolution.

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