`Survival of the Fittest` in Darwinian Metaphysics: Tautology or
... essentially Darwinian, analogous to the biological process of blind mutation and natural selection. Skinner, the father of operant conditioning, independently from Campbell concluded that the learning of operant behaviour corresponds to 'a second kind of selection' based on 'the first kind of select ...
... essentially Darwinian, analogous to the biological process of blind mutation and natural selection. Skinner, the father of operant conditioning, independently from Campbell concluded that the learning of operant behaviour corresponds to 'a second kind of selection' based on 'the first kind of select ...
Table S3 - BioMed Central
... values are: Blocker, Drug, Immunosuppressive Agents, and etc. Be aware that for most compounds there is no such information. We have just taken this information from the primary sources where it was available without any standardization. So you cannot use this filter very systematically! ...
... values are: Blocker, Drug, Immunosuppressive Agents, and etc. Be aware that for most compounds there is no such information. We have just taken this information from the primary sources where it was available without any standardization. So you cannot use this filter very systematically! ...
From the ”Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins
... what the exact values are, so long as the benefit of being groomed exceeds the cost of grooming. If the incidence of parasites is high, any individual sucker in a population of suckers can reckon on being groomed about as often as he grooms. The average pay-off for a sucker among suckers is therefor ...
... what the exact values are, so long as the benefit of being groomed exceeds the cost of grooming. If the incidence of parasites is high, any individual sucker in a population of suckers can reckon on being groomed about as often as he grooms. The average pay-off for a sucker among suckers is therefor ...
Memes
... genres, disciplines, and even the categories of explicit and tacit knowledge with which we have had so much trouble. Of course, this same generality and universal applicability is also perceived by critics as a failing. “Meme,” they say, is just too vague a concept to be of any use. And yet memes ma ...
... genres, disciplines, and even the categories of explicit and tacit knowledge with which we have had so much trouble. Of course, this same generality and universal applicability is also perceived by critics as a failing. “Meme,” they say, is just too vague a concept to be of any use. And yet memes ma ...
natural_selection_and_evolution
... Hutton and Lyell argued that the earth is many millions of years old b/c layers of rock take time to form processes such as volcanoes and earthquakes shaped the earth and still occur today ...
... Hutton and Lyell argued that the earth is many millions of years old b/c layers of rock take time to form processes such as volcanoes and earthquakes shaped the earth and still occur today ...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
... the level of genes and proteins, as well as to engage some current recent questions in gene duplication. The lab will consist of four parts: the first three will have you get familiar with the tools, using small or simulated data-sets, while the fourth part will turn to the yeast data set studied in ...
... the level of genes and proteins, as well as to engage some current recent questions in gene duplication. The lab will consist of four parts: the first three will have you get familiar with the tools, using small or simulated data-sets, while the fourth part will turn to the yeast data set studied in ...
Distinguishing Among Evolutionary Models for the Maintenance of
... results in an increase (and decrease) of copy number when there are already multiple paralogs in tandem, it is less clear how this mechanism acts to duplicate only a single gene—with only one copy there is no opportunity for mispairing during meiosis. It may be that other repeated sequences surround ...
... results in an increase (and decrease) of copy number when there are already multiple paralogs in tandem, it is less clear how this mechanism acts to duplicate only a single gene—with only one copy there is no opportunity for mispairing during meiosis. It may be that other repeated sequences surround ...
Let the meme be (a meme) - Historical and Investigative Research
... mere use of the term „replicator‟ will make the inheritance unit so-dubbed Darwinian is not science. It is magic. And Blackmore is not alone: Daniel Dennet (1995) does the same, and Robert Aunger (2002:3) likewise defines replication as “the recurrence of… features,” eliminating all emphasis on exa ...
... mere use of the term „replicator‟ will make the inheritance unit so-dubbed Darwinian is not science. It is magic. And Blackmore is not alone: Daniel Dennet (1995) does the same, and Robert Aunger (2002:3) likewise defines replication as “the recurrence of… features,” eliminating all emphasis on exa ...
Paper Title (use style: paper title)
... selection in a genome from nucleotide sequence data. This method is particularly useful because it is able to infer natural selection acting on a genome all the way down to the level of the nucleotide or codon. Using dN and dS to Infer Selection The dN/dS test, also known at the Ka/Ks or ω test, cal ...
... selection in a genome from nucleotide sequence data. This method is particularly useful because it is able to infer natural selection acting on a genome all the way down to the level of the nucleotide or codon. Using dN and dS to Infer Selection The dN/dS test, also known at the Ka/Ks or ω test, cal ...
Natural and economic selection
... economic selection in close analogy to the biological concept of natural selection: economic optimization or at least some degree of adaption to the environment is the outcome of a selective process, where only the best adapted survive or prosper. As a matter of fact, not only in evolutionary econom ...
... economic selection in close analogy to the biological concept of natural selection: economic optimization or at least some degree of adaption to the environment is the outcome of a selective process, where only the best adapted survive or prosper. As a matter of fact, not only in evolutionary econom ...
1 Total out of 100
... asking what features make a good model organism. One sentence. need to state explicitly that a model organism is • the object of intense study with respect to a specific biological process • and that what we learn from studying this organism can be applied to other organisms or serve as a basis for ...
... asking what features make a good model organism. One sentence. need to state explicitly that a model organism is • the object of intense study with respect to a specific biological process • and that what we learn from studying this organism can be applied to other organisms or serve as a basis for ...
Finding Clusters of Positive and Negative Coregulated Genes in
... and hence coregulated genes within the matrix. Our goals with our new approach where to identify coregulated as well as negative coregulated genes and present them in an easy, human-readable form. To achieve those goals, we first need to define what we mean by the terms ”similarly expressed” or ”cor ...
... and hence coregulated genes within the matrix. Our goals with our new approach where to identify coregulated as well as negative coregulated genes and present them in an easy, human-readable form. To achieve those goals, we first need to define what we mean by the terms ”similarly expressed” or ”cor ...
Adaptation and speciation: what can Fst tell us?
... demographic history. I suggest that analyses based on it provide a useful first step for identifying candidate genes that might be under selection, and explore the ways in which this information can be used in ecological and evolutionary studies. ...
... demographic history. I suggest that analyses based on it provide a useful first step for identifying candidate genes that might be under selection, and explore the ways in which this information can be used in ecological and evolutionary studies. ...
Section 16.3
... and reproduce in its environment. • Individuals with adaptations that are well-suited to their environment can survive and reproduce and are said to have high fitness. • Individuals with characteristics that are not well-suited to their environment either die without reproducing or leave few offspri ...
... and reproduce in its environment. • Individuals with adaptations that are well-suited to their environment can survive and reproduce and are said to have high fitness. • Individuals with characteristics that are not well-suited to their environment either die without reproducing or leave few offspri ...
Animal Breeding/Genetics For
... The missing protein or the new protein may cause a defect or a new genetic trait to appear. Differences we can see or measure between individuals are due to an accumulation of different mutations (old or new) within populations. These mutations are responsible for differences in coat color, size, sh ...
... The missing protein or the new protein may cause a defect or a new genetic trait to appear. Differences we can see or measure between individuals are due to an accumulation of different mutations (old or new) within populations. These mutations are responsible for differences in coat color, size, sh ...
Evolution
... III. Natural Selection and Evidence for Evolution • Molecular/biochemical evidence • Mutations that help an organism survive its environment are passed on to the next generation. • Species that diverged longer ago have more differences in their corresponding proteins. (just like comparing how close ...
... III. Natural Selection and Evidence for Evolution • Molecular/biochemical evidence • Mutations that help an organism survive its environment are passed on to the next generation. • Species that diverged longer ago have more differences in their corresponding proteins. (just like comparing how close ...
Lecture 5 Natural selection – theory and definitions
... Natural selection: Facts and inferences Fact 1. Natural populations have large excess reproductive capacities. Fact 2. Population sizes generally remain stable. Fact 3. Resources are limiting. Inference 1. A severe struggle for existence must occur. Fact 4. An abundance of variation exists among in ...
... Natural selection: Facts and inferences Fact 1. Natural populations have large excess reproductive capacities. Fact 2. Population sizes generally remain stable. Fact 3. Resources are limiting. Inference 1. A severe struggle for existence must occur. Fact 4. An abundance of variation exists among in ...
WHAT IS GENE THERAPY? CHOOSING TARGETS FOR GENE
... But gene therapy is not a simple solution - it's not a molecular bandage that will automatically fix a disorder. Although scientists and physicians have made progress in gene therapy research, they have much more work to do before they can realize its full potential. In this module, you'll explore s ...
... But gene therapy is not a simple solution - it's not a molecular bandage that will automatically fix a disorder. Although scientists and physicians have made progress in gene therapy research, they have much more work to do before they can realize its full potential. In this module, you'll explore s ...
Lecture 5 Natural selection – theory and definitions Charles Darwin Alfred Russel Wallace
... Natural selection: Facts and inferences Fact 1. Natural populations have large excess reproductive capacities. Fact 2. Population sizes generally remain stable. Fact 3. Resources are limiting. Inference 1. A severe struggle for existence must occur. Fact 4. An abundance of variation exists among in ...
... Natural selection: Facts and inferences Fact 1. Natural populations have large excess reproductive capacities. Fact 2. Population sizes generally remain stable. Fact 3. Resources are limiting. Inference 1. A severe struggle for existence must occur. Fact 4. An abundance of variation exists among in ...
Natural selection
... • Target of extensive control efforts using DDT through 1968. • Resistance to DDT is controlled by a single locus • The R allele is resistant and the normal allele + is susceptible ...
... • Target of extensive control efforts using DDT through 1968. • Resistance to DDT is controlled by a single locus • The R allele is resistant and the normal allele + is susceptible ...
Marker-assisted selection in pome fruit breeding
... In the last decade a great deal of research throughout the world have been dedicated to improve selection strategies in pome fruit species by using the available molecular techniques. While the identification of markers linked to a trait is quite straightforward, its reliability is correlated both t ...
... In the last decade a great deal of research throughout the world have been dedicated to improve selection strategies in pome fruit species by using the available molecular techniques. While the identification of markers linked to a trait is quite straightforward, its reliability is correlated both t ...
Geospiza conirostris
... CovO,P = 1/2 VA + 1/2 Cov (A,D) + 1/2 Cov (A,EP ) + Cov (A,EO ) + Cov (D,EO ) + Cov (EP,EO ) ...
... CovO,P = 1/2 VA + 1/2 Cov (A,D) + 1/2 Cov (A,EP ) + Cov (A,EO ) + Cov (D,EO ) + Cov (EP,EO ) ...
Acta Biotheoretica 47: 29-40, 1999 ON THE ADAPTIVE VALUE OF
... of assortative mating in simulations of gene selection is based on the fact that females select males which have their alleles for assortative mating, increasing the frequency of these alleles relative to other alleles, making it a strategy with high evolutionary stability in terms of the genetic dy ...
... of assortative mating in simulations of gene selection is based on the fact that females select males which have their alleles for assortative mating, increasing the frequency of these alleles relative to other alleles, making it a strategy with high evolutionary stability in terms of the genetic dy ...