BIOLOGY 4AE3- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 15 pages long!)
12 Oct 2017
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This paper looks at the conceptual history of evolutionary theory from. Darwinism to neo-darwinism, & from modern synthesis (ms) to the extended. Synthesis (including evo-devo, elements of complexity theory, expanded theory of heredity, ideas about evolvability, & a reevaluation of levels of selection) Major shift in evolutionary biology occurred when moving from natural theology to empirical science in mid-19th century. Current shift (beginning in the 1930s) is expanding on the modern. The origin of specieswas published by darwin in 1859- following presentation of darwin & wallace"s paper in 1858 at the linnean society. This article seeks to summarize why early 21st century biology is poised to take next step in evolutionary theory to produce the extended synthesis (es) Progress in evolutionary biology best understood in terms of gould"s 2002 model of continuously expanding conceptual tree. Darwin"s grandfather erasmus proposed concept of evolution as change over time. Common descent of all organism from one (or a few) original ancestors.
