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Kettlewell’s Missing Evidence

Journal of College Science Teaching—December 2001/January 2002

The standard textbook account of Kettlewell and the peppered moths omits significant information. While instructors might merely amend the details, this classic case serves as an ideal occasion to reflect on the role of simplification in science teaching. Ultimately, we need to teach more about complexity and how simple accounts can “lie.”
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