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Anthropology 1020
Melissa Schaefer
Reflection
The scientific method is the basis for all of science. The first step in the
tested hypothesis may then become a theory or part of a theory. As part the
lab Darwins finches lab report, we applied the scientific method in predicting
Individuals with favorable variations are more likely to survive and reproduce
mutations will change the allele frequency over time. The flow of genes from
population (founder effect), the result will be genetic drift. The small
population will likely have a different allele frequency than the group as a
whole. Non-random mating (sexual selection) will also cause a change the
gene pool by selecting for individuals that are more appealing to the
in the ecosystem select for individuals who are best suited for that
environment.
one species evolves into another species through the accumulation of micro
Convergence is when two distantly related species that have a similar niche,
rainforest has left large areas of standing water ripe for mosquitos that carry
resistance to malaria. Areas in Africa with the highest level of malaria also
have the high level of the hemoglobin s trait. The benefits in the mutation
evolution. People in Europe and some parts of Africa lived pastorally. Humans
digest it. It would cost energy to produce lactase and would likely be
In Curse and Blessing of the Ghetto Jared Diamond suggest that the
recessive which means that two copies of the gene are need to give the
disease. Having Tay-Sachs is fatal in infants and would seem that natural
selection would weed out the gene over time. There seems to be multiple
variation in the mutation which rules out founder effect. Medical records
related to TB deaths suggests that being heterozygous for Tay-Sachs conveys
an advantage against the disease. Jews were often forced to live in large
cities where TB was most prevalent. This would have put a selective pressure
to be faithful to what the data says and not try to manipulate the results to
fit the hypothesis. We also must be aware of its limitations; the application of
I have studied various example of evolution in the past and found the
on what evolution is and the evidence that supports the theory. The variety
of evidence gives the theory credence. DNA studies, fossil records and
and long term scales. The theory of evolution ties biology together and
shows that all life on earth is intimately related with a shared history.