Show that the same phenotype might evolve among populations within a species by changes in different genes. On the other hand, similar phenotypes have been shown to evolve in species of distant relation as a result of changes in genes. According to Jeff Arendt and David Reznick’s scientific article “Convergence and parallelism reconsidered: what have we learned about the genetics of adaptation”, a study on pigmentation evolution in beach mice illustrated a concern between the distinction between parallel and convergent evolution. The reason for the experiment was to confirm that substitution on a single nucleotide in gene coding of melanocortin-1 receptor (Mc1r) will have a significant part to play in the evolution of white coat mice that occupy the sand dunes of Florida’s Gulf Coast. The melanocortin-1 receptor (Mc1r) gene is a derived amino acid change that plays a role in not only the evolutionary patterns of mice but also birds, black bears, and the coloration of certain lizards. Mc1r mutation involved in the phenotypic light coloration on the Gulf Coast mice but not active in
Show that the same phenotype might evolve among populations within a species by changes in different genes. On the other hand, similar phenotypes have been shown to evolve in species of distant relation as a result of changes in genes. According to Jeff Arendt and David Reznick’s scientific article “Convergence and parallelism reconsidered: what have we learned about the genetics of adaptation”, a study on pigmentation evolution in beach mice illustrated a concern between the distinction between parallel and convergent evolution. The reason for the experiment was to confirm that substitution on a single nucleotide in gene coding of melanocortin-1 receptor (Mc1r) will have a significant part to play in the evolution of white coat mice that occupy the sand dunes of Florida’s Gulf Coast. The melanocortin-1 receptor (Mc1r) gene is a derived amino acid change that plays a role in not only the evolutionary patterns of mice but also birds, black bears, and the coloration of certain lizards. Mc1r mutation involved in the phenotypic light coloration on the Gulf Coast mice but not active in