From a more general viewpoint, however, it is clear that long - range effects could contribute to the immediate evolvability of newly emerged functions as they imply that many mutations are able to modulate the new activities. (nature.com)
The researchers note, however, that this doesn't mean that «natural selection for evolvability» is necessarily a common trait across all living things. (sciencedaily.com)
For several years, biologists have attempted to provide evidence that natural selection has acted on evolvability. (sciencedaily.com)