Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
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Chapter 14, Problem 10IMT
Summary Introduction
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The evident major theme for the statement given in the book: “In the course of giraffe evolution, increased growth rates during development produced extra-long (11 inch) neck vertebrae” and also explain how the statement relates to the theme.
Introduction:
Evolution is a process of changes occurring in the heritable characters of living organisms over the period of time from generation to generation. These changes help an organism and its generation to survive the changing environment and harsh conditions.
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b. Defined Functions for Each of their Components and Regulated Interactions Among Them
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Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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