Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
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Chapter 17, Problem 4CT
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To test: The given hypothesis for evolution of human traits arisen by sexual selection.
Concept introduction: Sexual selection is the process or a form of natural selection where a member of one sex chooses its mate from the opposite sex (intersexual selection) and to mate with the opposite sex, it should compete with the member of the same sex (intrasexual selection). Sexual selection leads to the evolution of some traits that help in sexual attractiveness among the partners.
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 17 - ___ is the original source of new alleles. a....Ch. 17 - Which is required for evolution to occur in a...Ch. 17 - Prob. 3SQCh. 17 - Prob. 4SQCh. 17 - The persistence of sickle-cell anemia in a...Ch. 17 - ___ tends to keep populations of a species similar...Ch. 17 - The theory of natural selection does not explain...Ch. 17 - Prob. 1DAACh. 17 - Prob. 2DAACh. 17 - Prob. 3DAA
Ch. 17 - Prob. 4DAACh. 17 - Which of the following is not part of how we...Ch. 17 - Sex in many birds is typically preceded by an...Ch. 17 - The difference between sympatric and parapatric...Ch. 17 - A fire devastates all trees in a wide swath of...Ch. 17 - Match the evolution concepts. ____ gene flow a....Ch. 17 - Change in allele frequency of a population is...Ch. 17 - Species have traditionally been characterized as...Ch. 17 - Rama the cama, a llama-camel hybrid, was born in...Ch. 17 - Two species or antelope, one from Africa, the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 4CT
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