15.1 History Of Evolutionary Thought

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15.1 - History of Evolutionary Thought

Chapter 15

Section 1 History of Evolutionary Thought

The Idea of Evolution

Evolution - the change in the gene frequencies of a population over generational time.

Section 1 History of Evolutionary Thought

Chapter 15 The Definition of Evolution, explained

Gene Frequency - The measure of the occurrence of an allele in relation to that of other alleles of the same gene in a population.

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Chapter 15

Section 1 History of Evolutionary Thought

The Definition of Evolution, explained Population

A group of organisms that are able to interbreed.

What natural barriers would prohibit an organism from interbreeding? Example: Kodiak Bear

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Chapter 15

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The Definition of Evolution, explained Generational Time

From one generation to the next. (Not within the same generation!) QuickTimeª and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.

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The Definition of Evolution, explained Generational Time Lamarck’s Flawed Theory http://my.hrw

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Chapter 15 Charles

Section 1 History of Evolutionary Thought

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Chapter 15

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Darwin’s Ideas Descent with Modification

Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species, in which he argued that 1 descent with modification occurs, 2that all species descended from common ancestors, and 3that natural selection is the mechanism for evolution.

Chapter 15

Section 1 History of Evolutionary Thought

Darwin’s Ideas, continued Natural Selection

Organisms in a population adapt to their environment as the proportion of individuals with genes for favorable traits increases. Those individuals that pass on more genes are considered to have greater fitness.

Natural Selection

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Adaptation

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Fitness

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