The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation (movie)
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- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Sarah Holt
- Production companies: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Pixeldust Studios
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 10/12/2011
- Run time: 11 min.
Movie description
The rock pocket mouse is a living example of Darwin's process of natural selection. Evolution is happening right now everywhere around us, and adaptive changes can occur in a population with remarkable speed. This is essential if you're a mouse living in an environment where a volcanic eruption can reverse selective pressure in nearly an instant. The film features Dr. Michael Nachman, whose work on pocket mice reveals a complete story, from ecosystem to molecules, that demonstrates how random changes in the genome can take many paths to the same adaptation-a colored coat that hides them from predators.
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