Question

How do multiple lines of evidence (from the field, the fossil record, and molecular genetics) work together to illustrate stickleback evolution?

Select all that apply.

The fossil data show a pattern of evolution over long stretches of time.

If the same morphological changes occur in the fossil record as in living populations, we might deduce that the genetic mechanism discovered in the living populations might be responsible for the changes observed in fossils.

Data obtained by analyzing living fish in lakes show the selective pressures present in different environments.

We cannot draw any conclusions from recent data because evolution takes millions of years.

Genetic evidence reveals the precise molecular mechanism responsible for the change in pelvic structures in stickleback populations.