CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Theodosius Dobzhansky, Metaknowledge, Fallacy
10 Apr 2016
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Evolutionary developmental science: breadth and scope of theory- nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of. Evolution - theodosius dobzhansky: evolution is the only unifying scientific theory in the study of life, do not explain the origins of life. (what causes life to exist, observational methodology gives very contextual, and highly valid, data. What is evolution: evolution is a theory that explains the diversity and function of all living things, evolution is a theory, but so is electricity or gravity, evolution is the most powerful, and widely accepted, theory in biology. Five components of darwin"s evolution by natural selection: more offspring are born than survive to reproduce. Individual vary on different traits: certain traits are more likely to pass on offspring (via genes, offspring likely inherit those traits, environmental conditions have changed, leading to new species. The meaning of life: we know the biological meaning of life! It is simply to pass on one"s genes to future generations.
