Human Heredity: Principles and Issues
Human Heredity: Principles and Issues
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Author: Michael Cummings
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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To determine: Whether the human species is still evolving or shielded from natural selection or not.

Introduction: The phenomenon of natural selection is based on the evolutionary changes that occur within the population. This evolutionary change helps an organism to adapt better to its surroundings or environment. Natural selection brings about evolutionary adaptation in the organisms.

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To determine: Whether it is possible that misapplication of technology will end up exposing our species to more rather than less natural selection.

Introduction: The phenomenon of natural selection is based on the evolutionary changes that occur within the population. This evolutionary change helps an organism to adapt better to its surroundings or environment. Natural selection brings about evolutionary adaptation in the organisms.

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