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Because it is based on a massive body of evidence that provides correct predictions of what we should find.
For example, humans have 46 chromosomes and the "great" apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans) have 48. Why is this?
It was predicted that since we were the outlier, that we had a chromosome that fused. We started searching our genome and found teleomeres in the middle of chromosome #2. What does this mean? Well, since teleomeres are only found on the ends of chromosomes, this provided the evidence that our chromosomes had a head to head fusion.
Upon more research it was found that the genes on our Chromosome #2 (the fused one) directly correlated with the genes on two of the chromosomes of the "great" apes.
It has also been used to find specific fossils by predicting where the transitional species would be AND and what depth in the geological column. This is how we found a species of animal that was an ancestor of whales which lived both on land and in the water.
It's these kinds of correct, testable predictions that make evolution scientific theory.
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What is the difference a scientific theory and a scientific law?
A scientific theory is an explanation of some natural phenomenon. A scientific law is a succinct statement of some aspect of a scientific theory.
What is the difference a scientific theory and scientific law?
A scientific theory is an explanation of some natural phenomenon. A scientific law is a succinct statement of some aspect of a scientific theory.
What is the difference between scientific theory?
Between Scientific Theory and what?
What is required for a theory to be scientific?
Scientific observations and experimental results are required for a theory to be scientific.
What is Definition of scientific theory?
A scientific theory is an explanation of how the world works answered by the scientific method.
What does a scientific theory mean?
That would depend on the scientific theory in question.
How is a scientific law unlike unlike a scientific theory?
scientific law is unlike a scientific theory in a sense that its the next step above a scientific theory.A scientific law is one that has been proven, a scientific theory has not been proven yet.
A hypothesis that has been verified by many scientists?
scientific theory
Is scientific theory one word or two?
Scientific theory is two words.
What is the scientific study of theory?
The scientific study of theory is the generalization or abstract thinking.
List down ten scientific theory?
Although there is a number of scientific theories, here is a list of ten scientific theories: collision theory, kinetic theory of gases, atomic theory, Big Bang theory, Dynamo theory, cell theory, modern evolutionary synthesis, germ theory, transition state theory, valence bond theory.
What is a sentence using scientific theory?
The scientific theory of continental drift was not immediately accepted by geologists.
