I read that as humans evolved they became fatter and the hair started to disappear as we traveled out of Africa- so by that rationale bald people are the zenith of evolution-or is it a load of bollox?
2007-09-16 08:38:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
it's a load of bollox.
Since humans exhibit very little sexual selection as well as manipulating their environment to avoid natural selection, there is very little reason why a gene for more or less hair would be selected for. Since hair loss usually happens well after the human is of reproductive age, the sexual selection for more hair would be nonexistent.
2007-09-16 08:45:58 · answer #1 · answered by Lollipop 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Are you bald? If so, congratulations if you think you are the zenith of evolution. Is is a load of 'bollox', as you ask? Maybe, maybe not.......maybe if could be the advent of 'botox'. As regards becoming fatter, well who can say? Certainly, in this day and age of evolution, it don't pay to be fat, nor thin; and let's be honest, we really do have the optimum food to achieve whatever weight we choose now.
2007-09-16 23:35:58 · answer #2 · answered by smiley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole species has the same length of evolutionary history - obvious if you think about it. Since we're all related, we all have a common ancestry and it goes back the same number of years. In fact all species are related, and so a linked thread of evolution goes right back to the first appearance of life on earth, but I personally don't feel much kinship with an oak tree.
Within one species (human) there's no problem. Hairiness is like eye colour, skin colour etc; it's a straightforward question of genetic variation. If you're hairy, you're just as evolved as anyone.
2007-09-16 15:47:14 · answer #3 · answered by Michael B 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Having less body hair than early humans probably has more with the fact that we developed the making of clothing from animals and plants. Before that, humans with less hair probably didn't make it too long before dying of exposure. You still hear about people being born and some even living their whole lives completely covered in hair, but it must be a recessive trait or it would occur a lot more often.
2007-09-16 15:48:04 · answer #4 · answered by Kay3535 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being capillary challenged myself (alopecia universalis) it would be tempting and flattering to claim that it does, but the fact is it is totally not true.
You will find smart "evolved" people with and without hair. And complete morons on either side of the need for a barber.
See Einstein with his full head of hair. See Dick Cheney who is bald.
'nuff said.
2007-09-16 15:53:42 · answer #5 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That rational? Seems you are applying your rational. That's not how evolution works. Baldness as nothing to do with evolution and more to do with heredity. Baldness is no way correlated with higher intelligence. There is no fault in evolution, only fault in your misunderstanding evolution. We (humans) did not evolve from monkeys.
2007-09-16 15:50:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
as humans evolved we have moved to and created environments where hair is not needed as much, but if we lived in colder climates for many generations i have no doubt we would evolve to have lots of hair again.. Haha, bald people rule anyways.
2007-09-16 15:43:22 · answer #7 · answered by magedabura 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hi. The zenith of evolution has not been reached yet.
2007-09-16 15:40:30 · answer #8 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No.....my husband has lots of hair on his chest and arms and I think he is a monkey in disguise as he likes doing his monkey business. With bald head its like this...if the head is bald at the front the man thinks too much but if he is bald at the back he is sexy but if he is completely bald then he THINKS he is sexy!!!!
2007-09-16 15:47:30 · answer #9 · answered by beyond paradise 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
if thats the case we have a lot of catching up to do on the skink for one
2007-09-16 19:54:38 · answer #10 · answered by ian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋