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The Berkeley site contains resources that can help students and teachers understand and teach evolution. The materials are organized in various learning paths that can be used in a variety of ways for example "What does T. rex look like?"
Charles Darwin's theory on natural selection explains how creatures who are better able to adapt biologically to changing environments survive longer and those that do not disappear. This process of biological evolution is the main focus of science.
What is Evolution?
The word evolution has many nonscientific meanings, such as "progress" or "descent with modification." Scientifically it is a term used to describe a change in the characteristics of living organisms (or species) over time. In biological terms, this change is due to natural selection and genetic drift.
Evolution is the central tenet of modern biology. It is a well-supported theory that has stood up to the tests of time and thousands of scientific experiments. Evolution doesn't deal with the existence of God or religious beliefs like other scientific theories such as the Copernican or germ theory of diseases.
Early evolutionists, 에볼루션 사이트 like Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Erasmus Darwin (Charles's grandfather) believed that certain physical characteristics were predetermined to change, in a step-like manner, over time. This was referred to as the "Ladder of Nature" or scala Naturae. Charles Lyell used the term to describe this concept in his Principles of Geology, first published in 1833.
In the early 1800s, Darwin formulated his theory of evolution and published it in his book On the Origin of Species. It claims that different species of organisms share an ancestry that can be proven through fossils and other evidence. This is the current view on evolution, and is supported in many scientific fields that include molecular biology.
While scientists don't know exactly how organisms evolved, they are confident that the evolution of life on earth is the result of natural selection and genetic drift. Individuals with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, and they pass their genes on to the next generation. Over time the gene pool gradually changes and develops into new species.
Some scientists also employ the term evolution to refer to large-scale evolutionary changes like the creation of a new species from an ancestral species. Others, like population geneticists, define it more broadly, referring to a net variation in the frequency of alleles over generations. Both definitions are correct and acceptable, however some scientists believe that allele-frequency definitions do not include important aspects of evolutionary process.
Origins of Life
The development of life is an essential step in the process of evolution. This occurs when living systems begin to develop at the micro level - within individual cells, for example.
The origins of life are an important topic in many disciplines such as biology and the field of chemistry. The question of how living things got their start has a special place in science because it is an important challenge to the theory of evolution. It is sometimes referred to as "the mystery" of life or "abiogenesis."
Traditionally, the belief that life could emerge from nonliving objects is known as spontaneous generation or "spontaneous evolution." This was a popular view before Louis Pasteur's experiments showed that it was impossible for the creation of life to occur by an entirely natural process.
Many scientists still believe it is possible to make the transition from nonliving substances to life. However, the conditions needed are extremely difficult to reproduce in the laboratory. Researchers who are interested in the origins and development of life are also keen to learn about the physical characteristics of the early Earth as well as other planets.
The development of life is dependent on a variety of complex chemical reactions which are not predicted by the basic physical laws. These include the reading and the replication of complex molecules, such as DNA or RNA, to create proteins that serve a specific function. These chemical reactions can be compared with the chicken-and-egg problem that is the emergence and growth of DNA/RNA, protein-based cell machinery, is essential for the beginning of life. However, without life, the chemistry that is required to create it appears to be working.
Research in the area of abiogenesis requires collaboration among scientists from many different disciplines. This includes prebiotic chemists astrobiologists, planetary scientists, 에볼루션카지노 geologists and geophysicists.
Evolutionary Changes
The term "evolution" is used to describe the general changes in genetic traits over time. These changes may result from adaptation to environmental pressures as described in the entry on Darwinism (see the entry on Charles Darwin for background) or may result from natural selection.
This process increases the number of genes that offer a survival advantage in an animal, resulting in an overall change in the appearance of an entire group. These changes in evolutionary patterns are caused by mutations, reshuffling of genes during sexual reproduction and gene flow.
While reshuffling and mutation of genes are common in all living organisms The process through which beneficial mutations are more frequent is known as natural selection. As noted above, individuals who have the advantageous trait have a higher reproductive rate than those who do not. This differential in the number of offspring born over many generations can cause a gradual change in the average number advantageous traits within a group.
An excellent example is the growth of beak size on different species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, which have evolved different shaped beaks to allow them to more easily access food in their new environment. These changes in the shape and appearance of organisms can also be a catalyst for the creation of new species.
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Some people confuse the idea of evolution with the notion that traits inherited can be changed through conscious choice or use and abuse, a concept called soft inheritance. This is a misinterpretation of the nature of evolution, and of the actual biological processes that cause it. It is more accurate to say that the process of evolution is a two-step independent process that involves the forces of natural selection and mutation.
Origins of Humans
Humans of today (Homo sapiens) evolved from primates - a species of mammals that includes chimpanzees, gorillas, and bonobos. The earliest human fossils show that our ancestors were bipeds - walkers on two legs. Genetic and biological similarities suggest that we are closely related to chimpanzees. In actual fact, we are most closely with chimpanzees in the Pan Genus, which includes bonobos and pygmy-chimpanzees. The last common human ancestor as well as chimpanzees lived between 8 and 6 million years ago.
Over time humans have developed a variety of traits, including bipedalism and the use of fire. They also developed advanced tools. It is only in the past 100,000 years or so that the majority of the important characteristics that differentiate us from other species have emerged. These include a large brain that is complex and the capacity of humans to create and use tools, and the diversity of our culture.
The process of evolution occurs when genetic changes allow members of a group to better adapt to the environment. Natural selection is the process that drives this change. Certain characteristics are more desirable than others. The better adapted are more likely to pass on their genes to the next generation. This is the way all species evolve and the basis of the theory of evolution.
Scientists refer to this as the "law of natural selection." The law states that species which have an ancestor in common will tend to develop similar characteristics in the course of time. This is because these traits make it easier for them to live and reproduce in their environments.
Every organism has DNA molecules, which provides the information necessary to direct their growth and development. The DNA structure is composed of base pair that are arranged in a spiral around phosphate and sugar molecules. The sequence of bases within each strand determines phenotype, or the individual's characteristic appearance and behavior. Variations in mutations and reshuffling of the genetic material (known as alleles) during reproduction causes variation in a group.
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