Why was it such a brilliant strategy for Darwin to open On the Origin of Species with a discussion of artificial selection?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS:
Answers will vary, but should include: Most people in the 1850s were familiar with dog and pigeon breeding, which helped his readers to relate to the book and made his theory of change over time more believable and approachable to the average reader.

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A. b B. m C. b + m D. b ± m

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The range of shapes found among members of a taxon may be thought of as a multidimensional space called a(n) ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which test would be best to determine the actual genotype in an HLA matching?

A) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay B) serological testing C) polymerase chain reaction D) flow cytometry

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The insertion of how many nucleotides into a genetic

sequence does less damage to the code than the insertion of other numbers of nucleotides? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5

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