# data[].attributes.body
Period 1

# data[].attributes.body
Molecular evolution is the process of change in the sequence composition of cellular molecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins across generations.

# data[].attributes.body
A biological hypothesis that the development of the embryo of an animal, from fertilization to gestation or hatching (ontogeny), goes through stages resembling or representing successive stages in the evolution of the animal's remote ancestors (phylogeny)

# data[].attributes.body
genetically determined structures or attributes that have apparently lost most or all of its ancestral function in a given species.

# data[].attributes.body
when very different animals have bones that appear very similar in form or function and seem to be related.

# data[].attributes.body
variation in the relative frequency of different genotypes in a small population, owing to the chance disappearance of particular genes as individuals die or do not reproduce

# data[].attributes.body
In population genetics, gene flow (also known as gene migration) is the transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another.

# data[].attributes.body
There has been an alarming decrease in the population of non-human primates in the wild. This population decrease is mostly due to habitat destruction, the illegal pet trade, and the desire for primate body parts such as gorilla hands. Although some of the these causes are already illegal, the most serious and major isn't. Habitat destruction and deforestation are the biggest causes in the rapid decrease in wild primates. Although there are some laws (depending on the country)  to help stop some of this but it isn't enough.¨Taking just one example: because of rainforest habitat loss it is estimated that at least 120 out of the 620 living primate species (apes, monkeys, lemurs and others) will be extinct within the next 10 to 20 years. ¨-Earthtimes.org. More places around the world need to be designated as national forests and be more protected.
Although zoos do not have a large effect on the population of wild primates it is questionable how they effect the individual animals they keep. I love going to the zoo and would love to believe that the animals are as happy to be there as the viewers, but sadly this is not always the case. Some zoos do provide the animals with both great habitats and great care, but others not so much. Many zoos have enclosures for the primates that are much too small, or just not good enough. Most primates are very smart and need a large enclosure full of things from their natural habitats such as branches, and others of the same species because they are also social animals.
Although there efforts to save non-human primates in the wild, it is not enough and the numbers are still decreasing. I do believe that primates should be allowed in captivity such as zoos but there needs to be more regulations and inspections.

# data[].attributes.body
Natural selection arising through preference by one sex for certain characteristics in individuals of the other sex.

# data[].attributes.body
Variation- mutation
Inheritance-DNA and sexual selection
Selection-selection and genetic drift
Time-migration/gene flow

# data[].attributes.headline
Divergent Parallel and Convergent Evolution

# data[].attributes.subject
Divergent Parallel and Convergent Evolution

# data[].attributes.body
Divergent evolution is the evolutionary pattern in which two species gradually become increasingly different.
Convergent evolution takes place when species of different ancestry begin to share analogous traits because of a shared environment or other selection pressure.
Parallel evolution occurs when two species evolve independently of each other, maintaining the same level of similarity.

# data[].attributes.body
Natural selection happens when one organism has more reproductive success due to a specific gene, overtime causing the species to evolve and carry that gene.

# data[].attributes.body
A mutation is a change in a gene, resulting in a variation in the phenotype. Some mutations are harmful, and others are not, such as blue eyes.

# data[].attributes.body
http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/futuyma.html
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/1/e1600946.full
http://www.earthtimes.org/encyclopaedia/environmental-issues/habitat-loss-degradation/