Here is a description of scientific experiments showing that mutations are not random in the sense that the neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory provides. Mouse-ear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), a weed with a genetic profile easy to study, was subjected to experiments. It was found that changes bypassed certain places in the genome: those containing genes essential for cell growth and for regulating the action (expression) of other genes. “At first glance, this contradicts the theory that mutations are initially random and that natural selection determines which mutations later persist in organisms”, says Professor Detlef Weigel, head of the Planck Institute and co-author of the study.
https://oconnel.medium.com/a-common-weed-has-just-shaken-the-foundations-of-biology-4553b0b12e78
