On Average, When Born, Males Tend to Be Slightly Longer

question 109

True/False

On average, when born, males tend to be slightly longer and heavier, but females have slightly more mature skeletons.

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Definitions:

Chromosomes

Cellular components that hold DNA and transmit genetic data.

Species

A species is a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding, forming a reproductive group.

Punctuated Equilibrium

The idea that evolution proceeds with periods of little or no genetic change, followed by very active phases, so that major adaptations or clusters of adaptations appear suddenly in the fossil record. Compare with phyletic gradualism.

Gradualism

A concept in evolutionary biology that suggests changes occur slowly and incrementally over long periods of time.