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... allele can learn to avoid a specific odor that is associated with an electrical shock and 45 minutes later they have forgotten what they learned . In contrast , individuals that lack this allele and that have experienced shocks in ...
... allele can learn to avoid a specific odor that is associated with an electrical shock and 45 minutes later they have forgotten what they learned . In contrast , individuals that lack this allele and that have experienced shocks in ...
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... allele has effects both in the region of the thoracic ganglia and also on the brain of the fly [ 297 ] . Therefore , when one considers the fitness effects of an allele , one must take into account the possibility that the allele will ...
... allele has effects both in the region of the thoracic ganglia and also on the brain of the fly [ 297 ] . Therefore , when one considers the fitness effects of an allele , one must take into account the possibility that the allele will ...
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... allele or alleles that enable them to sense slugs and attack them . In contrast , snakes of the inland population have alter- native alleles that result in a low rate of tongue flicking and a low attack probability when presented with a ...
... allele or alleles that enable them to sense slugs and attack them . In contrast , snakes of the inland population have alter- native alleles that result in a low rate of tongue flicking and a low attack probability when presented with a ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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