2. You are an evolutionary biologist, but your family on the mother side is lean

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2. You are an evolutionary biologist, but your family on the mother side is leaning towards a conservative creationist view on things. During Thanksgiving dinner, the temperature is rising when Uncle Rogbert proclaims that nobody has ever seen evolution happening, and therefore cannot be true. What can you say to convince the rest of the family that Uncle Rogbert is wrong? a. There are many observed examples of evolution, for example insects developing resistance against insecticides after only a few years of exposure. b. Evolution is defined as changes in genotype frequencies in a population from one generation to another. This can be measured. c. Evidence is not limited to seeing something happen before your eyes, there are much other evidence for evolution, such as the fossil record, genetic similarities, biogeography, etc. d. All of the above are good arguments for evolution, although Uncle Rogbert would probably not buy any of them

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b. Evolution is defined as changes in genotype frequencies in a population from one generation to another. This can be measured.

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