Do we have any estimates as to how long it takes for a species of bacteria to go technically extinct entirely via genetic drift? - eviltoast

So, let’s say there’s a species of bacteria that is known to dwell in Greek yogurt. How long would it take before that species of yogurt-dweller only has modern descendants different enough to qualify as one or more new species?

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    6 months ago

    Yes, natural selection isn’t really survival of the fittest, it’s survival of the good enough.

    (Also I assume you meant descendant; decedent is someone who is deceased.)