Consider Lamarck’s idea in a hypothetical situation. For example, you decided that when you have children, you want them to be big ang strong. You decided to go to the gym every day for a year. You did all your exercise routines diligently and you were able to develop really bulky and toned

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Q: Which of the following examples from class show that a mutation can have evolutionary benefits?…

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Pre-Darwinian Concepts