Theodosius Dobzhansky and Ernst Mayr Drew on Ideas from Darwin

question 41

Short Answer

Theodosius Dobzhansky and Ernst Mayr drew on ideas from Darwin, Fisher, Wright, Haldane, and others to demonstrate how evolution operates in real populations. These observations led to which evolutionary genetics theory?

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Definitions:

Parameter λ

A specific numerical or symbolic constant used in mathematics and statistics to represent a characteristic or value in a general function or equation.

Normally Distributed

Describes a symmetrical, bell-shaped distribution of data where most of the observations cluster around the central peak and the probabilities for values farther away from the mean taper off equally in both directions.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values or distribution, calculated by summing the values and dividing by the number of values.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how much the values deviate from the mean.