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Evolutionary mismatch is a state of disequilibrium whereby an organism that evolved in one environment develops a phenotype that is harmful to its fitness or well-being in another environment. Mismatch is an integral part of evolution in changing environments and is becoming increasingly common for all species living in human-altered environments.
It is especially important to understand mismatches in relation to our own species since humans have so radically altered their own environment, and mismatches can occur for cultural evolution in addition to genetic evolution.
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Evolutionary mismatch is a state of disequilibrium whereby an organism that evolved in one environment develops a phenotype that is harmful to its fitness or well-being in another environment. Mismatch is an integral part of evolution in changing environments and is becoming increasingly common for all species living in human-altered environments.
It is especially important to understand mismatches in relation to our own species since humans have so radically altered their own environment, and mismatches can occur for cultural evolution in addition to genetic evolution.
#evolution #biology #history #science #culture
