From Darwin to DNA: The Genetic Basis of Color Adaptations byHopi Hoekstra ( Article Link:https://nescent.org/media/NABT2010/pdf/Hoekstra.pdf)
How can Darwin be linked to Francis Crick, the co-recipient ofthe Nobel Prize for modeling the three-dimensional structure ofDNA?
Use Figure 1 to distinguish between Proximate and Ultimatequestions in Biology.
Pick a question from Box 1 that is most interesting to you.State the question and explain your
interest.
What were the 3 main findings from the study of the adaptivesignificance of color variation?
What is the difference between forward and reverse genetics?
What is the role of Mc1r in determining pigmentation? What isthe prediction for Mc1r activity
in beach mice?
Why is Figure 6 C the accepted cladogram including multipleorigins of light color?
Is the mechanism (gene mutation) leading to light fur color thesame for the Gulf and Atlantic
coast species?
What point was the author making when discussing wooly mammoths,fence lizards and the
snow goose (Figure 7)?
What did you find most interesting about the article?
Answer those question, please.
