The Last Areas of the Brain to Mature Are the Parietal

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True/False

The last areas of the brain to mature are the parietal lobes,which are involved in language, reasoning, and motivation.

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Definitions:

Populations

Groups of individuals belonging to the same species that live in the same area and are capable of interbreeding.

Founder Effects

A genetic phenomenon where a new population starts from a small number of individuals, leading to a reduced genetic diversity relative to the original population.

Genetic Drift

A mechanism of evolution that causes random changes in the frequency of alleles in a population over time.

Gene Flow

The transfer of genetic variation from one population to another, which can lead to changes in the gene pools of both populations.