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What is a Microevolution?

Detecting Microevolutionary Change

Mechanisms of Microevolution

1. What did you learn about about the causes of genetic variation?

Mutations and Natural Selection are forms of Microevolution.

1. How does this information help you address your research question?

Radiation could cause a mutation in plant or animal to evolve to survive different amounts of radiation.

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Microevolution
House sparrows have adapted to the climate of North America, mosquitoes have evolved in response to global warming, and insects have evolved resistance to our pesticides. These are all examples of microevolution — evolution on a small scale.
Here, you can explore the topic of microevolution through several case studies in which we've directly observed its action.

We can begin with an exact definition.

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Microevolution House sparrows have adapted to the climate of North America, mosquitoes have evolved in response to global warming, and insects have evolved resistance to our pesticides. These are all examples of microevolution - evolution on a small scale. Here, you can explore the topic of microevolution through several case studies in which we've directly observed its action.

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Topic Article #2: Fukushima Precious Time has been Lost

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Topic Article #2: Fukushima Precious Time has been Lost

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1. List three key points or implications of what you read.

The genetic damage caused by the radiation at Chernobyl

What should authorities be doing to lessen the affects

Genomic instability

1. What did you learn about about the causes of genetic variation?

The genetic damage caused by the radiation affects the future generations of the bloodline more than it affects the original.

1. How does this information help you address your research question?

It states some of the effects from radiation.

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Fukushima: precious time has been lost, Michel Fernex

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On June 2011, 14 children in Koriyama city, Fukushima Pref. filed a lawsuit against the city to demand their right to study in a safe environment.

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Causes of Mutations

Effects of Mutations

Types of Mutations

1. What did you learn about about the causes of genetic variation?

There are different kinds of mutations

The external chemicals that cause mutations cause the DNA to break down, what causes the mutation is when the cell tries to repair the DNA and makes a mistake.

1. How does this information help you address your research question?

It creates a basic level of understanding of DNA and mutations. This will help explain the reasons for the information I find in the next sources.

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DNA and Mutations
by the Understanding Evolution team

A mutation is a change in DNA, the hereditary material of life. An organism's DNA affects how it looks, how it behaves, and its physiology. So a change in an organism's DNA can cause changes in all aspects of its life.

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DNA and Mutations by the Understanding Evolution team A mutation is a change in DNA, the hereditary material of life. An organism's DNA affects how it looks, how it behaves, and its physiology. So a change in an organism's DNA can cause changes in all aspects of its life.

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Nuclear Disasters & The Effects On DNA Notes

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Nuclear Disasters & The Effects On DNA Notes

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Radioactive Wolves Of Chernobyl Scary Mutations

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The Animals of Chernobyl | The New York Times

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Biologist Timothy Mousseau has been studying the lasting effects of radiation on the flora and fauna of Chernobyl, Ukraine. Produced by: Erik Olsen Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1o2H7Kf Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video --------------------------------------------------------------- Want more from The New York Times?