In biological evolution, the unit of transmission is a gene. In cultural evolution, the unit of transmission is an idea. Comparing biological and cultural evolution, which of the following is FALSE? Question 17 options: 1) The unit of transmission is copied with a high degree of fidelity in one type of evolution, but not the other. 2) The unit of transmission in both types of evolution enjoy a selective advantage. 3) In only one type of evolution can its unit of transmission be transmitted horizontally. 4) Mutations are more common with one type of evolution than the other. 5) The unit of transmission for both types of evolution must be adaptive to be transmitted.
ANSWER 17:
1) The unit of transmission is copied with a high degree of fidelity in one type of evolution, but not the other.
This is because, the idea may be misunderstood while transmission and hence, the exact information does not get copied from the original meme. Whereas the genes copy exact information from the parent cell while copying. There are cellular mechanisms to rectify errors which may have arisen while replicating. But since the idea can be interpreted differently by different people it is not copied and transmitted with a high degree of fidelity.
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