Which Phenomenon Appears to Contradict Francois Jacob's View of Evolution

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which phenomenon appears to contradict Francois Jacob's view of evolution as a tinker?

• A) The sudden appearance of a novel structure
• B) Parallel phenotypic evolution
• C) Modifications of existing structures leading to new structures
• D) Heterochrony
• E) The conservation of developmentally important genes across distantly related organisms

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Definitions:

Role Confusion

A situation in which an individual lacks clarity about his or her role, often seen in adolescence as part of identity development according to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development.

Temperament

An individual’s innate style of responding to the environment, including their typical mood, activity level, and emotional reactivity, often seen as the precursor to personality.

Pruning Process

The natural neurological process in which synapses that are seldom used are eliminated, which occurs mostly during early brain development.

Social Identity

An individual's sense of who they are based on their group membership(s).