BIOL 336 Chapter Notes -Thesis Statement
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January 11th, 2013: a debatable thesis statement is a claim that people can reasonably have differing opinions on. Oldfield mice vary in coat colours, which also affects their ability to survive and reproduce in their environment1. Another trait that can be used to study adaptation in mice is size and weight: the environment selected for lighter coat colour in a lighter landscape, and darker coat colour in a darker landscape1. Regardless of coat colour, mice that were able to camouflage in their environment had higher survival and reproductive rates1. At the genetic level, mice with lighter coats have a mutation in their genes that reduces the activity of dark pigment production1. Mice with darker coat colour do not have this mutation in the oldfield mouse species1. From darwin to dna: the genetic basis of color adaptations. In losos: in the light of evolution: essays from the laboratory and the field, roberts and co.
