An Evolutionary Journey through Domestication

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Thursday, October 10, 2019, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge

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Event Description:

As the earliest farmers began to select wild plants and animals that
had desirable traits, they initiated a series of genetic changes in
these species that gradually made them more suitable for agriculture.
Plants became higher quality. Animal species exhibited favorable
changes in behavior, coat color, and reproductive traits. Barbara
Schaal will discuss how the artificial selection of these species has
influenced their genetics, evolution, and capacity to flourish in the
care of humans.

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Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:00

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