ANT208H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Coronary Artery Disease, Insulin Resistance
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A term used to reflect an evolutionary phenomenon where there is the rapid appearance of multiple related species from a common precursor species, each taking a different ecological niche. The study of functions and components of the body that are not a linear function of body size. With the development of the capacity to communicate, observe, and learn come the potential for a different mode of inter- individual and inter-generational transmission of information. Adapting to local nutritional opportunities has led to the evolution of related genetic differences among the populations of the world. A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs. Proposes that there are alleles which were selected because they were advantages during the shorter lives of our ancestors but which have now become disadvantageous now that we live much longer. Increases in height and weight over the 20th century are examples.
