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... effect of the mutation ) . Pleiotropic effects are the rule , not the exception , in the expression of a gene . To take another example from fruit flies , individuals with the allele Hk ( " hyperkinetic " ) ( 1 ) are more active than ...
... effect of the mutation ) . Pleiotropic effects are the rule , not the exception , in the expression of a gene . To take another example from fruit flies , individuals with the allele Hk ( " hyperkinetic " ) ( 1 ) are more active than ...
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... effects than normal , a condition that results in hyperstimulation of the muscles linked with these neurons [ 297 ] . A different technique for pinpointing the physiological substrate of a particular behavior comes from studies of ...
... effects than normal , a condition that results in hyperstimulation of the muscles linked with these neurons [ 297 ] . A different technique for pinpointing the physiological substrate of a particular behavior comes from studies of ...
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... effects on house mouse reproductive physiology , many of which can be explained in the same way that similar effects were accounted for in anoles . Thus , a dominant male in a stable social setting promotes reproduction in the females ...
... effects on house mouse reproductive physiology , many of which can be explained in the same way that similar effects were accounted for in anoles . Thus , a dominant male in a stable social setting promotes reproduction in the females ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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