15.

1 - History of
Evolutionary Thought
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Chapter 15 Thought

The Idea of
Evolution
Evolution - the change in
the gene frequencies of a
population over generational
time.
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Chapter 15 Thought
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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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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The Definition of Evolution,

explained
Generational Time
From one generation to the next.
(Not within the same
generation!)

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The Definition of Evolution,

explained
Generational Time
Lamarck’s Flawed Theory
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Chapter
Charles 15 Thought

Darwin’s
Contribution

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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.
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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.
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Fitness
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