Question 9
Can we call human evolution as adaptive radiation?
Answer
No, human evolution cannot be called adaptive radiation. This is because adaptive radiation is an evolutionary process that produces new species from a single, rapidly diversifying lineage, which is not the case with human evolution. Human evolution is a gradual process that took place slowly in time. It represents an example of anagenesis.
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Kainat
2019-12-13 18:36:22
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Saurabh Pandey
2019-09-02 13:22:35
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Mahtab
2019-04-26 08:52:48
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2019-01-12 09:17:59
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2017-09-21 14:52:43
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2016-08-01 18:48:02
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2015-09-08 15:35:41
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