Dear Quote by Theodosius Dobzhansky

The central problem of biological evolution is the nature of mutation, but hitherto the occurrence of this has been wholly refractory and impossible to…

— Hermann Joseph Muller

“New mutations don't create new species; they create offspring that are impaired.”

— Lynn Margulis

“You are a side effect of an evolutionary process that cares little for individual lives. You are a failed experiment in mutation.”

— John Green

“Unlike the traditionally accepted theories of evolution and natural selection, Black’s view stressed that mutations are not accidents; instead, they are the body attempting…

— E.B. Hudspeth

It is essential for genetic material to be able to make exact copies of itself; otherwise growth would produce disorder, life could not originate,…

— Maurice Wilkins

No matter how numerous they may be, mutations do not produce any kind of evolution.

— Pierre-Paul Grasse

... if variations useful to any organic being do occur, assuredly individuals thus characterized will have the best chance of being perserved in the…

— Charles Darwin

We add that it would be all too easy to object that mutations have no evolutionary effect because they are eliminated by natural selection.…

— Pierre-Paul Grasse

“evolution can occur through sheer will. Our habits determine the expression of our genes.”

— Adam Burch

“You're not mutation, you are evolution.”

— DeCandido Keith R. A

I am constantly evolving. The moment I stop my evolution is the moment I disservice myself and, ultimately, those I love.

— Frances Bean Cobain

“Evolution can craft perfectly adapted organisms, but not in an intentional manner: it is not just a "blind watchmaker", but also a forgetful one.…

— Siddhartha Mukherjee