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What evidence would you use to determine whether the evolution of a group was explained best by gradualism?
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In earlier times, we might have been limited to fossil evidence. But in recent decades, some excellent genetic tests have been devised to show whether a certain genetic sequence is the result of rapid adaptation.
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Does evidence support both punctuated equilibrium and gradualism?
Evidence supports a model in which periods of relative stability are punctuated by short periods of rapid (relatively speaking) change. It could, theoretically, be possible for evolution to proceed in a gradual manner. However, mathematical modelling and fossil evidence show that punctuated equilibrium is the norm.
You do not want to change though you believe in evolution?
I do not ' believe ' in evolution, but I am convinced by the evidence.
How do you use the word countervail in a sentence?
"The evidence for evolution countervails over the arguments against it." THis means that evidence for evolution counteracts the arguments against it.
Is fossil evidence used for the Theory of Evolution?
Fossils can be used as evidence for evolution because they can show the development of a species over a long period of time.
Where do you find evidence of evolution?
In science books or on the internet.
Can the evolution of Man be traced in a continuous way?
Unfortunately, the evolution of man cannot be traced in a continuous way. This is why many people doubt that the theory of evolution is more than a theory. Scientific evidence does follow the evolution of man but there are gaps that are not explained.
Does evidence support both punctuated equilibrium and gradualism?
Evidence supports a model in which periods of relative stability are punctuated by short periods of rapid (relatively speaking) change. It could, theoretically, be possible for evolution to proceed in a gradual manner. However, mathematical modelling and fossil evidence show that punctuated equilibrium is the norm.
What is Alfred Wallace's theory and what evidence did he use to develop it?
Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace proposed the theory called Natural Selection. This theory explained evolution.
For what reason is evolution false?
There is no such reason. Evolution, the change in allele frequency over time in a population of organisms, is a fact and as much a fact as the sun rising in the East every day. The theory of evolution explains much about the fact of evolution and is supported by more evidence that the fact that the sun seems to rise in the East is explained by the theory of heliocenterism.
Is similarities an early development not evidence for evolution?
It does hint at common ancestry so it is "evidence" of evolution.
Homology is evidence of what?
Evolution
What is the study of vertebrate forelimbs is related to what evidence?
In evolution the study of vertebrate forelimbs is related to the anatomical evidence from homology.
What evidence do we have for local adaptation?
how does adaptations give evidence for evolution?
In evolution the study of vertebrate forelimbs is related to evidence?
In evolution the study of vertebrate forelimbs is related to the anatomical evidence from homology.
Is the fossil record valid evidence for evolution?
Fossils provide amazing evidence for the theory of evolution and the long history of life on Earth.
What was Darwin's evidence for evolution?
Monkeys
Why are adaptations evidence of evolution?
Because adaptations are an observed effect of evolution. They could not happen if evolution did not occur.
