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The Berkeley Evolution Site<br><br>The Berkeley site has resources that can assist students and teachers understand and teach evolution. The resources are organized into a variety of learning paths such as "What did T. rex taste like?"<br><br>Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection explains how over time, animals that are more adaptable to changing environments do better than those that do not become extinct. Science is concerned with this process of evolutionary change.<br><br>What is Evolution?<br><br>The word evolution can have a variety of meanings that are not scientific. For example it could refer to "progress" and "descent with modifications." It is an academic term that is used to describe the process of changing traits over time in organisms or species. In terms of biology the change is based on natural selection and genetic drift.<br><br>Evolution is a fundamental tenet in modern biology. It is an accepted theory that has stood up to the test of time and thousands of scientific tests. Unlike many other scientific theories such as the Copernican theory or the germ theory of disease, the evolution theory does not address questions of spiritual belief or God's existence.<br><br>Early evolutionists like Erasmus Darwin (Charles’s grandfather) and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck believed that certain physical traits were predetermined to change in a stepped-like manner over time. They called this the "Ladder of Nature" or scala naturae. Charles Lyell used the term to describe this concept in his Principles of Geology, first published in 1833.<br><br>Darwin presented his theory of evolution in his book On the Origin of Species which was written in the early 1800s. It claims that different species of organisms share an ancestry that can be traced through fossils and [https://hein-alstrup.hubstack.net/this-is-the-ugly-truth-about-evolution-baccarat-experience/ 에볼루션카지노] other evidence. 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Certain scientists, such as population geneticists, define evolution in a broader sense by talking about the net change in allele frequency over generations. Both definitions are acceptable and accurate however, some scientists claim that the definition of allele frequency is lacking essential aspects of the evolution process.<br><br>Origins of Life<br><br>The most important step in evolution is the emergence of life. The emergence of life happens when living systems begin to develop at a micro scale, for instance within cells.<br><br>The origin of life is an important subject in many areas that include biology and chemical. The question of how living things got their start has a special place in science because it is a major challenge to the theory of evolution. It is often referred to as "the mystery of life" or "abiogenesis."<br><br>The idea that life could be born from non-living matter was known as "spontaneous generation" or "spontaneous evolutionary". This was a common belief prior to Louis Pasteur's tests proved that the creation of living organisms was not possible through an organic process.<br><br>Many scientists still think it is possible to move from nonliving to living substances. The conditions needed for the creation of life are difficult to reproduce in a lab. Researchers who are interested in the evolution and origins of life are also eager to know the physical properties of the early Earth as well as other planets.<br><br>The development of life is also dependent on a series of complex chemical reactions, that are not predicted by simple physical laws. This includes the conversion of long, information-rich molecules (DNA or RNA) into proteins that carry out some function, and the replication of these complex molecules to produce new DNA or RNA sequences. These chemical reactions can be compared with the chicken-and-egg problem which is the development and emergence of DNA/RNA, the protein-based cell machinery, is necessary for the beginning of life. But, without life, the chemistry that is required to make it possible does appear to work.<br><br>Research in the area of abiogenesis requires collaboration among scientists from many different fields. This includes prebiotic chemists, astrobiologists, planetary scientists, geologists and geophysicists.<br><br>Evolutionary Changes<br><br>Today, the word evolution is used to describe the general changes in genetic traits over time. These changes could be the result of adapting to environmental pressures, as discussed in Darwinism.<br><br>This mechanism also increases the number of genes that provide a survival advantage in a species, resulting in an overall change in the appearance of an entire group. These evolutionary changes are caused by mutations, reshuffling of genes during sexual reproduction, and gene flow.<br><br>Natural selection is the process that makes beneficial mutations more common. All organisms undergo mutations and reshuffles in their genes. As noted above, individuals who possess the desirable trait have a higher reproduction rate than those who don't. This difference in the number of offspring produced over a number of generations could cause a gradual change in the average number advantageous traits within the group.<br><br>This can be seen in the evolution of different beak shapes on finches from the Galapagos Islands. They have developed these beaks in order that they can eat more easily in their new environment. These changes in the shape and form of organisms could also help create new species.<br><br>The majority of changes are caused by one mutation, but sometimes several occur at once. 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