What does the term "devolution" mean

Q: A dog breeder thinks that he will be able to charge higher prices for extra-tiny versions of small…

A: Narrow sense heritability is a measure of how much genetic factors influence trait variation within…

Q: What is convergent evolution? How does it support the theory ofevolution?

A: Convergent evolution is a phenomenon in which organisms evolve similar features although they are…

Q: Under what conditions would natural selection favor the evolution of polyandry?

A: In sexual selection among females there is  popular notion that they are polyandrous. Their…

Q: What features are created at Convergent boundaries?  Draw the pictures

A: Plate boundaries are important as they are often related to earthquakes and volcanoes. When the…

Q: What does a cladogram tell us?

A: Classification is the arrangement of organisms into groups and sub-groups on the basis of…

Q: Ethion is an insecticide that kills leaf-eating insects such as mites. A species of mite develops a…

A: Microevolution refers to changes in the allele or gene Irequencies in a population over short time…

Q: Why does genetic variation make it possbile for changes in populations to occur through natural…

A: Genetic variation refers to the differences in population. Natural selection is a process in which…

Q: Does the term gene pool apply to individuals, populations, or both?

A: The genes are the hereditary unit of an organism which are passed on from the parental generation to…

Q: Based on our current understanding of human biological variation, explain why different human…

A: Based on our current understanding of human biological variation, explain why different human…

Q: ompare and contrast microevolution and macroevolution.

A: Answer. Biological evolution occurs on different scales. These scales on which evolution occurs can…

Q: What is required for macroevolution?

A: Evolution can be defined as the change in the heritable characteristics of populations over…

Q: What does the following phrase mean? “Evolution is a discipline of reconstructing past…

A: Evolution is a scientific concept that explains the changes that occur in the characteristics of…

Q: Why are classification system changing every now and then?

A: Carl Linnaeus in 18th century classified organisms into eight levels based on characteristics and…

Q: What is a Gene Pool? Explain?

A: The basic physical and functional unit of hereditary is referred to as gene, which is composed of…

Q: Does natural selection cause micro or macro evolution? Explain.

A: On the basis of scales, at which evolution occurs, biological evolution is divided into…

Q: . (07.07 HC) Darwin explored the Galapagos Islands and observed variations of certain species. For…

A: Detailed explanation:  1. Each species has a different reproductive mechanism: This relates to…

Q: How does evolution work to create the diversity of life on Earth

A: The gradual development or change in organisms with accordance to the changing environment for their…

Q: Each of the following three questions contains two lists. The first is a list of some…

A: Homo sapiens have a long line of evolution starting from one celled stage, developing mitochondrion,…

Q: Why does there appear to have been only one origin of life on earth? Why are there not multiple…

A: Evolution is the process by which different species of living organisms develop and change over…

Q: 5) Suppose that 50% of the alleles at a specific locus are dominant (A), and the only other allele…

A: The principle that demonstrates the constant value of the genotypic frequency in every succeeding…

Q: Consider selection acting against dominant alleles compared to selection acting against recessive…

A: Selection is the process by which changes occur in the frequency of alleles.  There are two types of…

Q: Genetic variation is the product of completely random events, but acting upon this randomness is a…

A: The term "genetic variation" refers to the variation in the genetic composition of individuals…

Q: If you used "eye color" as a character to build a cladogram, type your answer... character state for…

A: A cladogram is a diagram or graphical representation used in cladistics, a biological classification…

Q: Why was the five-kingdom system abandoned for a three-domain system?

A: Taxonomy is the branch of biology, which deals with the science of naming, defining and classifying…