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In biology, evolution is the change in the heritable traits of a population over successive generations, as determined by the shifting allele frequencies of genes. Evolution is ultimately the source of the vast diversity of life: all contemporary organisms are related to each other through common descent, products of cumulative evolutionary changes over billions of years. Over time, new species evolve from existing species through speciation, and other species become extinct, resulting in the ever-changing biological world reflected in the fossil record.
The basic mechanisms that produce evolutionary change are natural selection (which includes ecological and sexual selection) and genetic drift acting on the genetic variation created by mutation, genetic recombination and gene flow. Natural selection is the process by which individual organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce. If those traits are heritable, they pass them to their offspring, with the result that beneficial heritable traits become more common in the next generation. Given enough time, this passive process can result in varied adaptations to changing environmental conditions.
The modern understanding of evolution is based on the theory of natural selection, which was first set out in a joint 1858 paper by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace and popularized in Darwin's 1859 book The Origin of Species. In the 1930s, scientists combined Darwinian natural selection with the theory of Mendelian heredity to form the modern evolutionary synthesis, also known as "Neo-Darwinism". The modern synthesis describes evolution as a change in the frequency of alleles within a population from one generation to the next. This theory has become the central organizing principle of modern biology, relating directly to topics such as the origin of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, eusociality in insects, and the staggering biodiversity of the living world.
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see Rejin Leys' artwork about the connections between food, animals and evolution at http://artinbrooklyn.com/ #art
mikesorgatz (Michael Sorgatz) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:56:46 -0000
see Rejin Leys' artwork about the connections between food, animals and evolution at http://artinbrooklyn.com/ #art
@GiveABrick but I believe in evolution. We're the only animals that can read and we should celebrate it with bookmas.
timlovejoy (Tim Lovejoy) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:14:41 -0000
@GiveABrick but I believe in evolution. We're the only animals that can read and we should celebrate it with bookmas.
Clever Animals Inspire Lookers â And Engineers http://bit.ly/7leYbY - Creation Evolution
faithfulnews (Faithful News) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:08:02 -0000
Clever Animals Inspire Lookers – And Engineers http://bit.ly/7leYbY - Creation Evolution
TED Tuesday (6/10/09): Engineering and evolution: http://linkbee.com/EICIG Robert Full copies what's necessary frm over-engineered animals
sci_twiterista (Radiance) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:00:32 -0000
TED Tuesday (6/10/09): Engineering and evolution: http://linkbee.com/EICIG Robert Full copies what's necessary frm over-engineered animals
evolution of humans and diseases and plants and animals and fashion!!!
PrabhaSingh (PrabhaSingh) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:05 -0000
evolution of humans and diseases and plants and animals and fashion!!!
Dinosaur and Evolution Games - Bibliography of games about dinosaurs including descriptions and links to publishers.
English Rules for Honeybears - The bears have stolen some honey from the bees and are running with it back to their cave. The faster they run, the more honey they will use up on their way back home.
Mouse Trap - A game by Milton Bradley - The object of MOUSE TRAP is to build a wacky contraption following the Building Plan and then to use it to trap the mice of the other player(s).
Spelmagazijn - Mush - A game from Alan R. Moon produced by White Wind in a limited numbered edition. 2 to 6 players lead their dogs in a sled race through the wilderness.
Trev's boardgames - The authentic birdwatching game.
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