the new anglerfish species. I’m pleased you’ve taken an interest‚ but I don’t think you understand some of the concepts you brought up. So I want to help you understand how evolution works‚ and better understand how creatures like the Lasiognathus dinema evolved. I first want to address Charles Darwin’s concept on evolution. You stated that only the strongest and most important species survive. While strength is an important variable in survival‚ an organism’s fitness is not related to always related
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result of convergent evolution because cetaceans have evolved to be more equipped for an aquatic lifestyle. Rather‚ it is a remnant feature of life on land (Rose‚ 2001). Despite this evidence‚ other scientists argue that tooth morphology of ancient cetaceans is not consistent with artiodactyls. Instead‚ tooth and some skull features are more similar to the carnivorous mesonychians. However‚ this morphology is argued by opponents to be most likely a result of convergent evolution (Rose‚
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The four forces of evolution are natural selection‚ mutation‚ genetic drift‚ and gene flow. Natural selection has to do with adaptation. It preaches that those species that have better adapted to the environment with various traits and just simply their behavior‚ will be stronger and therefore able to survive for longer periods of time and allow for their genes to continuously be passed on to the next generations of that species. Mutations have to do with adding‚ subtracting‚ and deleting of nitrogen
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Evolution of Skin Pigmentation due to UV Levels and Genes Introduction Identification of a person has long been related to the color of their skin‚ as skin color is the defining measure of races. There are multiple variations in skin color throughout the globe‚ with the differences in outward appearance ranging from dark to light. But what exactly has caused this to occur? What is the underlying event that has led to so much variation in the pigmentation of a person? What selection pressures
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Evolution is defined as a slow and steady change in the same species to help their survival. There were two theories on this type of evolution: Lamarck’s theory of acquired characteristics and Darwin theory on natural selection. Both scientists agree that evolution is caused by the need of survival. Natural selection is the process by which biological traits of an organism become less in common in a population over time. This process can even result in a different species. Polar bears have gone under
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Chapter 13: The Theory of Evolution II. Charles Darwin A. In 1831‚ as a naturalist‚ went on a voyage on the Beagle in the southern hemisphere‚ including the east coast of Africa. B. Before Darwin‚ most people believed in divine creation. C. As a naturalist‚ he saw evidence that species may have evolved from a common ancestor‚ like the finches. D. Darwin also saw evidence that the earth is very old. E. He said that natural selection is the mechanism of how organisms adapted to their environment
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The Evolution of Sexual Jealousy Humans by nature are intrigued by love and sex. In The Evolution of Desire‚ psychologist David M. Buss exposes to readers why we act the way we do in sexual situations/relationships based on evolutionary theories found through expansive experimental testing. One of the topics covered by Buss is that of sexual jealousy. Buss looks into the functions of sexual jealousy‚ the differences between women and men in relation to sexual jealousy‚ and the evolutionary cause
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When I think of evolution‚ I tend to think in terms of a series of what I call happy accidents. A creature through a series of genetic mutations is born with an attribute which fits well with its habitat thus providing it with an advantage over others of its kind. This advantage in turn makes the creature hardier than its compatriots leading to increased chances for survival and‚ perhaps‚ better selection of mates. This uniquely equipped animal then breeds and its new trait is passed on to some
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Ksenia Semina Evolution Lab ARR 3 Blast Lab Analysis: Gene 1: The 4 organisms that were looked at in the Gene 1 are bird‚ vertebrate‚ rodent and bony fish. From the Blast result the most similar gene sequence to the gene of the gene of interest is Gallus gallus collaged which is also a bird. They are the most similar because the Gallus has the highest max score out of all other genes and 100% for the ident and there is no difference in the e-value. The species is located at the bird’s branch
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Note: In the following experiments on gene pool‚ gene frequency‚ and genetic diversity; assume there are four alleles for color and that they are all homologous. Experiment 1: Genetic Variation Genetic variation is simply the genetic difference within or between populations‚ in the gene pool and/or gene frequency. Consider the following two populations of butterflies (Figure 2): Figure 2: Butterfly populations. Assumptions: Both populations contain the same four colors of butterflies‚ thus the gene
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