01:119:100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Carl Linnaeus, Allele Frequency, Carnivora

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Biological Science
• Course: 01:119:100
• Professor: Keating

Document Summary

1: process of which populations of organisms change over time genes for new traits differences in populations. Theodosish dobzhausky nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution : understand structure, function behavior, interactions} in the context of evolution, evolution links together biology into a unified body of knowledge. Identified so far 1. 8 million species: total estimate of living organisms is between 4-100million, systematics field of biology which is the, scientific study of diversity of organisms and their evolutionary relationships. 2. two parts a. taxanomy- describing, naming and classifying: phylogeny evolutionary history. Binomial system of nomenclature: species, basic unit of classification (sp- species) & (spp-plural, how do we define species, morphospecies anatomical features (wings or no wings, leg numbers, biological species, ernst mayr in 1942 (1904-2005) 2: members of the same species can produce offspring that can in turn, reproduce, naming species - use binomial system of nomenclature by carolus linnaeus .