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| Mimicry: mimicry in biology means the appearance of characteristics typical for a species in representatives of other species, which leads to the confusion of an individual of a species with a representative of another species. It is assumed that survival advantages are associated with this. See also evolution, Darwinism, selection._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Richard Dawkins on Mimicry - Dictionary of Arguments
I 68 Mimicry/Dawkins: Does not know any intermediates: every representative (of an itermediate state) would be eaten immediately. I 69 Question: How can a single gene be responsible for all the various aspects of mimicry - color, shape, spots, flight rhythm? Answer: A single gene in the sense of a Cistron certainly not. An entire gene group can behave like a single gene! It has an "allele" which in reality is a different gene group._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Da I R. Dawkins The Selfish Gene, Oxford 1976 German Edition: Das egoistische Gen, Hamburg 1996 Da II M. St. Dawkins Through Our Eyes Only? The Search for Animal Consciousness, Oxford/New York/Heidelberg 1993 German Edition: Die Entdeckung des tierischen Bewusstseins Hamburg 1993 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19