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... evolution , a transition towards higher order , heterogeneity , and organiza- tion . But on the basis of the theory of open systems , the apparent contradiction between entropy and evolution disappears . In all irreversible processes ...
... evolution , a transition towards higher order , heterogeneity , and organiza- tion . But on the basis of the theory of open systems , the apparent contradiction between entropy and evolution disappears . In all irreversible processes ...
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... evolution considers evolution to be the result of chance mutations , after a well - known simile ( Beadle , 1963 ) , of ' typing errors ' in the reduplication of the genetic code , which are directed by selection , i.e. , the survival ...
... evolution considers evolution to be the result of chance mutations , after a well - known simile ( Beadle , 1963 ) , of ' typing errors ' in the reduplication of the genetic code , which are directed by selection , i.e. , the survival ...
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... evolution ( von Bertalanffy , 1949a ; Rensch , 1961 ) . I therefore believe that the presently generally accepted ' synthetic theory of evolution ' is at best a partial truth , not a complete theory . Apart from additional biological ...
... evolution ( von Bertalanffy , 1949a ; Rensch , 1961 ) . I therefore believe that the presently generally accepted ' synthetic theory of evolution ' is at best a partial truth , not a complete theory . Apart from additional biological ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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