Answer:
convergent evolution
Explanation:
If we have two species that share a similar trait or look alike a lot, but they live in places isolated from each other, and they only have a very distant relation, then it is a case of convergent evolution. This type of evolution occurs with species that are not closely related, but they live in environments where having the same or very similar traits is advantageous. This can often lead to a confusion when looking at the species only on the outside, and it can be very misleading. As an example we can take the sabretoothed predators that existed in the past. Both the smiloden and the thylacosmilus had large saber like teeth, and even their bodies looked very similar, so one would assume that they are closely related, but that was not the case. The smilodon was part of the cat family, while the thylacosmilus was a marsupial, making them very distantly related. They developed same same and some very similar traits because their environment created the evolutionary pressure for those traits to develop as they were advantageous, despite them evolving in totally different places and separately.
Answer:
a. Odds ratio = 1.58
b. Inasmuch the odds ratio is greater than 1, this means that higher odds of melanoma exist in people exposed to indoor tanning, than in those not exposed to indoor tanning
Explanation:
For case study
Let 'a' represent the total population of people with melanomia = 696
Let 'b' represent the total number of people with melanomia exposed to indoor tanning = 1107 – 696 = 411 people
For control study
Let 'c' represent the total population = 1500
Let 'd' represent the total number of people not exposed to indoor tanning = 1500 - (0.428 * 1500)
= 1500 - 723
Total number of people not exposed to indoor tanning = 777 people
a. Odds ratio = (a/b) / (d/c) = (696/411) / (777/723)
= 1.69 / 1.07 = 1.58
b. Inasmuch the odds ratio is greater than 1, this means that higher odds of melanoma exist in people exposed to indoor tanning, than in those not exposed to indoor tanning.