The Most Significant Conclusion of the Experiments on Heliconius Butterfly

question 25

Multiple Choice

The most significant conclusion of the experiments on Heliconius butterfly mimics is that ________.

• A) evolution can sometimes happen by sudden jumps
• B) genes can occasionally be transferred between completely unrelated organisms
• C) natural selection is the only mechanism for evolutionary diversification
• D) the same developmental genetic mechanisms underlie a great range of variants
• E) development must be studied separately from evolutionary genetics

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