In the relatively new discipline of evolutionary developmental biology, or evo-devo, scientists aim to:
A)integrate comparative morphology and the fossil record to reconstruct evolutionary history.
B)integrate physiology and anatomy to assess the evolution of function.
C)integrate genetics, comparative morphology, and phylogeny to understand the genetic basis of evolutionary change.
D)integrate developmental biology and ecology to understand the distribution of species populations among environments.

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Evo-devo aims to understand the genetic basis of evolutionary change by integrating genetics, comparative morphology, and phylogeny. This discipline focuses on how changes in developmental genetic mechanisms have influenced the diversity of body plans and the emergence of novel traits both within and between species.

In the Relatively New Discipline of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, or Evo-Devo