Evolution/Experts
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Dana KrempelsU.S.
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I can answer questions about evolutionary mechanisms and theory, including genetic drift, mutation, natural selection, etc. I also can clear up misconceptions about evolution as it's sometimes talked about by those not well-versed in the subject (e.g., some politicians and many religious fundamentalists). |
Recent Answers
2009-10-28 Evolutionary Development:
Dear Tom, Dr. Coyne is absolutely correct. Ernst Haeckle was on the right track, but his terminology wasn't quite consistent with what we now know to be true: More complex adult organisms are the
2009-10-25 molecular clock:
Dear Husain, You can find a good explanation here: http://books.google.com/books?id=n-C9qW5UPL4C&pg=PA244&lpg=PA244&dq=molecular+cl
2009-10-25 Evolutionary mutations:
Dear Jason, "Does this mean that the DNA(including ?epigenetic markers?) that gets passed on to offspring can be different at two different stages in life? I understand that my core DNA is the same
2009-10-23 Evolutionary mutations:
Dear Jason, I think the best way to address this one is to answer your questions one by one: "My understanding of evolutionary change is that it relies on mutations to occur, these more favorable
2009-10-22 Multi-Cellular evolution:
Dear Jason, I am not aware of any such studies, which--as you have already guessed--would be nearly impossible to design, and might take an impossibly long time to see results. What we know about
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