Nurturing Life Sciences
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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Neutral theory of molecular evolution
Developed by Motoo Kimura, who argued that most of the evolution of DNA sequences occurs by chance (genetic drift) rather than by natural selection.
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Theory of recapitulation - Ernst Haeckel
He proposed that the embryonic development of an individual organism (its ontogeny) followed the same path as the evolutionary history of its species (its phylogeny).
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Bergmann’s rule: Populations in colder climates tend to have greater body mass than those in warmer climates.
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Haldane’s rule: Hybrid sterility or hybrid inviability is often limited to the heterogametic sex.
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