ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Abo Blood Group System, Gregor Mendel, Allopatric Speciation
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Lecture 6: heredity, evolution and human diversity (01/22/2018) All human cultures seem to have a theory of belief surround the origins of humans. How humans are the ultimate products of creation. Form they exist today is the same as when they were created. Accepted that all living things created by god. First proposed by aristotle in 4th century bc. All animals arranged in a hierarchy that progressed from simplest to most complex. Suggests that we are in a relationship with other animals. Limitations: adheres to the fixity of species. Genus and species - john ray, 17th century. Saw that certain plants and animals could be distinguished from other groups by their ability to reproduce with one another and produce viable offspring. Placed reproductively isolated groups of individuals in a category called species. Recognized that some specifics shared similarities called genus . Classified living things into a hierarchy of taxonomic categories. Standardized ray"s species + genus, and added class + order.
