ANT102H5 Lecture Notes - Macroevolution, Cytosine, Genetic Code
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A brief history of the development of thought on human evolution: origin myths. All human cultures seem to have a theory of belief surrounding the origins of humans. How humans are the ultimate products of creation: fixity of species. Accepted that all living things created by god: great chain of being. 1st proposed by aristotle in 4th century bc. All animals arranged in a hierarchy that progressed from simplest to most complex. Humans at top of hierarchy: genus & species. Saw that certain plants & animals could be distinguished from other groups by their ability reproduce with one another and produce viable offspring. Placed reproductively isolated groups of individuals in a category called species . Recognized that some species shared similarities called genus : systema natura; linnaeus, 1735. Classified living things into a hierarchy of taxonomic categories. Standardized ray"s species & genus, & added class & order.
