Briefly describe the Red Queen hypothesis, including (1) what biological phenomenon it explains, and (2) what evolutionary process is primarily associated with it.

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A: The oestrus cycle is a phenomenon occurring in certain animals during which the female is sexually…

Q: Define what is wobble hypothesis ?

A: Global hypothesis proposes that normal base pairing can occur between nitrogen bases in position 1…

Q: Explain the concept of Sexual Selection in humans ?

A: Reproduction is the process by which an organism creates more of its own progeny. Reproduction is…

Q: Provide 2 counterarguments to the theory of evolution with evidence ( provide reference to a…

A: Evolution is the biological change of a species throughout a span of time. The interaction of…

Q: What are the two key facets of the Darwinian Theory of evolution? Explain them briefly. (If possible…

A: Evolution is the process of accumulation of genetic variations in organisms.

Q: Explain, using specific examples, two reasons whySTDs may go undetected.

A: The diseases that are transferred from one person to another by unprotected vaginal, oral or anal…

Q: Why is variation amongst individuals of the same species important in ensuring species survival? How…

A: The diversity found in the gene frequencies or more simply the diversity in DNA among individuals of…

Q: Explain why sexual selection is a form of natural selection.

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Q: Use a cost–benefit approach to explain why females whose eggs are destroyed still remain with the…

A: Cooperative breeding, is the process in which two or more adults cooperate and raise a single breed…

Q: Explain the hypothesis of the evolutionary relationships between species ?

A: Evolution is the process of heritable change in the characteristics of an organism. Such changes…

Q: In a short essay (at least 10 well-defined sentences) Identify and explain at least 3 evolutionary…

A: In the past individuals will, in general, have extremely clear thoughts regarding what was proper to…

Q: Consider the 4 postulates of natural selection. How have humans manipulated cach of these postulates…

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Q: Discuss Darwinian Revolution.

A: There was a noteworthy revolution in 1859, both the logical and strict ( religious)domains: the root…

Q: Explain the difference between Lamarckian evolution and Darwinian evolution

A: Evolution is defined as a process in which the heritable characteristics of certain species is…

Q: State the Synthetic Theory of Evolution

A: During Chares Darwin sea voyage around the world, he noticed species share similarity among themself…

Q: You want to breed turtles and choose to incubate turtle eggs at the highest temperature (36°C) in…

A: Fertilization is the process by which the male and the female gamete fuse together. In most species,…

Q: The gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) is a species in which females come into estrus and mate…

A: In case of sexual reproducing organisms the meet selection is very much important in terms of…

Q: Describe two problems associated with the Grandmother hypothesis that argue against its validity

A: The grandmother hypothesis is a hypothesis to explain the existence of menopause in human life…

Q: Explain into details the concept of speciation .

A: Evolution is the end result of a number of factors working together. It is said to occur when new…

Q: In Question 10p of Chapter 4, the genotype of parents of litters with the following phenotypes was…

A: The genotype of parents of litters are Bbdd and bbDd. The phenotypes of the litters are 4 brown (4…

Q: How is information from the field of embryology used as evidence for evolution.

A: Evolution is the study of how the different types of living organisms have adapted and changed over…

Q: A(n)___________ is a general explanation of naturalphenomena supported by extensive, reproducible…

A: The study of life depends on scientific methods which will help answer some questions. A hypothesis…

Q: Question 3 Compare and contrast vestigial traits versus exaptation. Define each separately, provide…

A: Evolution means changes in flora and fauna that have occurred over millions of years on the earth.…

Q: Discuss the two principles on which evolution is based.

A: Basically there are four principles that work for evolution—the variation, inheritance, selection,…

Q: Describe the modern theory of evolution with and support it with evidence from population genetics,…

A: Evolution is a natural process that includes several changes over many generations in the…

Q: If individuals vary, and variation affects survival and reproduction, and variation is heritable:…

A: Charles Darwin developed a theory of evolution to explain the unity and diversity of life, based on…

Q: Direct observation of evolution is evident by which of the following:

A: The evidence of evolution are given by Anatomical structures such as homologous structures. Common…

Q: Describe the modem theory of evolution and discuss how it is supported by evidence from two of the…

A: Evolution is defined as the change in the genetic composition of a population during successive…

Q: What is the diffrence between ultimate and proximate explanation and provide a topic with questions…

A: *ultimate explanations concerns on the fitness of a trait and whether it is selected or not…

Q: Describe the major components of the runaway sexual selection hypothesis.

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Q: To describe: The two general steps that are required for a new species to arise.

A: A geneticist coined the term "evolution." Evolution is defined as "a change in the allele…

Q: What would you expect the two sexes of a species to look like, if all 3 of Bateman's principles were…

A: Bateman's principle states that females invest more energy in producing offspring compared to males.…

Q: Briefly describe the two steps by which the process of evolution takes place.

A: Evolution happens when these heritable variations, either non-randomly through natural selection or…

Q: What are the fundamental similarities and differences between lamarckism and darwinism?

A: Darwinian Also known as darwinian theory or theory of natural selection, darwinian is defined as a…

Q: Propose a hypothesis that could explain the following observation. A graduate student performing…

A: The mutation which affects wings style is indeed Recessive in inheritance.

Q: What embryological evidences support the theory of evolution?

A: Embryology is the study of embryo, that can helps us find the evidence can support the theory of…

Q: Explain why the following statement is incorrect. “Evolution gives species what they need in order…

A: Survival is one of the three important principles of all living organisms. The survival of an…

Q: Considering the evolution of species, could a gene that is conserved from yeast to humans have…

A: Evolution is the process of change in the heritable traits of biological populations through…

Q: Discuss the phenomenon of polyploidy and explicitly demonstrate how it can contribute to the process…

A: Polyploidy and speciation are known to be interconnected where it is said that one affects the…

Q: The ______  suggests that natural selection will favor pathogens that can overcome the defences of…

A: Natural selection is the process through which population of living organism change and adapt.

Q: Under what conditions should natural selection favor production of many offspring versus the…

A: Living beings have a small range of resources and energy. The species must evolve, survive and…

Q: Contrast hypotheses of proximate causality with those of ultimate cau-sality, including the general…

A: Evolution:       Evolution is a systemic process that is happening step by step manner to select an…

Q: riefly explain what convergent evolution is.

A: The change in heritable traits of biological populations over successive generations is known as the…

Q: Based on this idea, explain why species in the same genus are relatively similar phenotypically,…

A: Charles Darwin proposed the 'principle of divergence of character' in his scientific literature ‘The…

Q: The diagram shows one possible evolutionary history based on genetic sequences from Schmidt's…

A: Introduction A phylogenetic tree is a tree-like representation that depicts the relationships…

Q: Describe three kinds of evidence suggesting that all pri mates might have shared a common ancestor

A: The Primates are the group of living organisms that comes under the class Mammalia of the animal…

Q: List the four types of evidence that exist in support of evolution.Explain.

A: Evolution is a heritable relationships that occur over a successive generation for a period of time…

Q: Question # 13. Explain briefly the orthogenesis and orthoselection in evolution.

A: Orthogenesis is also called straight line evolution is a hypothesis which says that successive…