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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5636196/
https://aeon.co/ideas/there-is-a-moral-argument-for-keeping-great-apes-in-zoos
http://animalresearch.thehastingscenter.org/

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Should Primates be kept in captivity or tested on?

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Should Primates be kept in captivity or tested on?

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What do you think of primates being tested on and kept in captivity?  Normally I would be against it, but after doing more research I believe they are both beneficial things that we should do.  Testing on non human primates is a very controversial topic and seems to be quite unethical, but there are plenty of reasons why it is also a good thing.  I agree that the testing does seem unethical and causes serious psychological issues in the primates being tested on, however without the testing we may never be able to solve, cure or learn more about certain diseases and sicknesses.  In the words of the article "The Critical role of nonhuman primates in medical research" testing on primates is "essential to our ability to find cures for Cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's" and even things like diabetes and obesity, as well as learn more about the brain and how it functions.  Testing on primates is necessary for the great or good of our future.  I also believe it is good for some primates and great apes to be kept in captivity at times because it is necessary for preserving and helping them.  Lots of the habitats where great apes and primates that are kept in zoos live is "ravaged by habitat loss, civil war, hunting, and disease.", in the words of the article "

There is a moral argument for keeping great apes in zoo". So it is necessary for the apes to be in the Zoos to be protected and have a habitat to live in.  And although some Zoos are not great and do treat their animals poorly, most zoos have spacious and great enclosures for the apes as well as structures to play on so they will not get bored.  Zoos also help to continue to breed and keep alive unique and endangered species.  There are pros and cons to both testing on primates and keeping them in captivity, but I believe that both are done for the great or good of humans and primates.

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Molecular evolution is when things like DNA or proteins in organisms change over the course many generations.

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The theory that Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny is the theory that if our embryos or the way they develop is similar to that of another organisms embryo, then we are closely related to them and their ancestors.

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Vestigial organs are organs in an organism that don't serve the same purpose or don't serve a purpose at all that were actually once important to the organisms body and survival at some point in time.

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Homologous structures are structures in an organism that is similar or serves the same purpose in another organism. It can show that those organisms had a common ancestor during their evolution.

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Founder Effect is when a small part of a parent population branches off and starts a new population in a new area. An example of a founder effect would be colonizers who go to colonize or merge with another population to create their own unique population.

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The bottle neck effect is a form of natural selection. It is when a considerable amount of a population is wiped out by unforeseen factors. Factors such as a natural disaster like a hurricane, or even disease, like the black Plague or Covid.

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Genetic Drift is when a certain allele or genotype in a population start to kind of reduce over time. The frequency of the gene changes and can even be eliminated all together.

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Sexual selection is heavily influenced by the factors of male competition and female choice.  Those factors will determine what genes and genetic information will be passed on to offspring.  Example: Male bulls fighting for a mate.

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Mutations are things that are different in an organism that can be helpful, harmful, or do nothing. They are when there is tiny errors in DNA and it's coding that cause defects or disabilities in organisms.

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Natural Selection is where you will either live or die compared to other organisms based off the skill set you possess. If you have a certain skill set that helps you to hide or camouflage better than another organism then you will be more likely to survive predators than they will. Survival of the fittest.

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VIST is the abbreviation for the 4 main things that lead to evolution. Those 4 things are Variation, Inheritance, Selection, and Time.

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Evolutionary Information Vocabulary.