Evolution, The MCAT, and Wild Turkeys

Hosts Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz dive into the concept of evolution and how it relates to the MCAT. In this episode, you will learn, what you should know about evolution for the MCAT,  how you may be tested on the MCAT, and the key concepts that you should know. Key terms for this topic include Convergent Evolution, Analylugus Evolution, Homologous Evolution, and Coevolution.  Plus learn how avocados are completely dependent on humans to survive, how feathers decrease survivability, but increase reproduction, and how a species of flying squirrel reflects florescent pink.   

0:00 Intro
1:37 Darwinian Fitness
3:12 Fisherian Selection
7:01 Sexual Dimorphism
10:08 External Pressures of Reproduction
15:40 Speciation
19:22 Convergent Evolution
24:27 Analogous Evolution
26:00 Homologous Evolution
28:30 Coevolutuion
38:19 Evolution and the MCAT  

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