As scientists research, they often find information that does not fit with current theories. what happens when new, contradictory information is found?

All individuals have two alleles for a given trait. according to mendel's these alleles are passed down one each from both mother and father.

Up until 1938, paleontologists accepted the idea that coelacanths (an ancient fish) went extinct at the time that they last appear in the fossil record, about 80 million years ago. but in 1938, a live coelacanth was discovered off the coast of south africa that was compared to the fossil record and found to be the same species what goal of science does this discovery represent

What would most likely happen to a unicellular organism if it was exposed to a hypotonic solution for an extended period of time?