Sentences with phrase «weeded out of the gene pool»

Topher shows us how easy it is to slip back into old patterns of illogic, though he will quite likely demonstrate how no longer useful traits get weeded out of the gene pool as those few like him fade into the past.

Normally, any mutation that interfered with reproduction would be quickly weeded out of the gene pool.

Central to this view is that «good» mutations are always good and lead to reproductive success, while «bad» mutations are always bad and will be quickly weeded out of the gene pool.