Evolution, Fourth Edition (looseleaf)
Evolution, Fourth Edition (looseleaf)
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ISBN: 9781605356969
Author: Douglas J. Futuyma
Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Inc.
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To describe: Adaptive and non-adaptive hypotheses for the evolutionary loss of useless organs.

Introduction: Lamarck proposed the hypothesis of use and disuse of organs. This explains that the organism acquires the characters through use and disuse of organs and passes these characters to the next generation.

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To explain: The way in which adaptive and non-adaptive hypotheses can be tested.

Introduction: Adaptive and non-adaptive hypotheses explain the use and disuse of certain characters that may or may not be beneficial for the survival of the organism. If adapted, these characters pass them to the next generation as mutations.

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