Even though those species participating in mating rituals to select a mate that would be considered non random mating. Whereas a human selecting a mate would be considered assertive because there seems to be more selection involved when selecting a mate? Is it due to the fact animals do not take certain characteristics into consideration?

This stuck out to me since scientific discoveries and advancements are usually seen as positive however this made me think about how harmful the study of genetics has been in some cases. This made me wonder if this type of research actually had a negative impact on the way in which these scientists were thinking. Furthermore it could also be seen only as a positive since it essentially allowed the scientists to look back and time and put together a puzzle piece of evolution among species.

Natural selection and mutations go hand and hand while determining the health and well-being of a species.

Does asexual reproduction not get mentioned because it doesn’t produce diversity within a species? But can’t there be genetic mutations occurring from asexual reproduction .