Hypothesis
1012R hypothesis — The 2R hypothesis or Ohno s hypothesis, first proposed by Susumu Ohno in 1970,[1] is a contested hypothesis in genomics and molecular evolution suggesting that the genomes of the early vertebrate lineage underwent one or more complete genome… …
102RNA world hypothesis — A comparison of RNA (left) with DNA (right), showing the helices and nucleobases each employs. The RNA world hypothesis proposes that life based on ribonucleic acid (RNA) pre dates the current world of life based on deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA),… …
103Generalized Riemann hypothesis — The Riemann hypothesis is one of the most important conjectures in mathematics. It is a statement about the zeros of the Riemann zeta function. Various geometrical and arithmetical objects can be described by so called global L functions, which… …
104Thrifty gene hypothesis — The thrifty gene hypothesis was proposed in 1962 by geneticist James V. Neel to explain the tendency of certain ethnic groups, such as Native Americans, towards diabetes. [cite journal |author=Neel JV |title=Diabetes mellitus: a thrifty genotype… …
105EICA Hypothesis — The Evolution of Increased Competitive Ability (EICA) Hypothesis was first proposed by Berd Blossey and Rolf Nötzold in 1995 as a way to explain the success of invasive, non indigenous species (in particular, plants). Observing that 1) there is… …
106Court Jester Hypothesis — The Court Jester hypothesis is a term coined by University of California, Berkeley professor Anthony D. Barnosky in 1999, that describes the antithesis of the Red Queen Hypothesis in evolutionary theory. It refers to the idea that abiotic forces… …
107One gene-one enzyme hypothesis — The one gene one enzyme hypothesis is the idea that genes act through the production of enzymes, with each gene responsible for producing a single enzyme that in turn affects a single step in a metabolic pathway. The concept was proposed by… …
108Younger Dryas impact hypothesis — The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis or Clovis comet hypothesis was the hypothesized large air burst or earth impact of an object or objects from outer space that initiated the Younger Dryas cold period about 12,900 BP calibrated (10,900 BP… …
109Giant impact hypothesis — Big splash redirects here. For other uses, see Big Splash (disambiguation). Artist s depiction of the giant impact that is hypothesized to have formed the Moon The giant impact hypothesis proposes that the Moon was created out of the debris left… …
110Critical Period Hypothesis — See also: Language acquisition#Critical Period hypothesis The Critical Period Hypothesis refers to a long standing debate in linguistics and language acquisition over the extent to which the ability to acquire language is biologically linked to… …
