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The concept of biological evolution is among the most important concepts in biology. The Academies are committed to helping those who are interested in science understand evolution theory and how it can be applied throughout all fields of scientific research.
This site provides students, teachers and general readers with a wide range of learning resources on evolution. It contains key video clips from NOVA and WGBH produced science programs on DVD.
Tree of Life
The Tree of Life is an ancient symbol that symbolizes the interconnectedness of life. It appears in many spiritual traditions and 에볼루션 코리아 cultures as symbolizing unity and love. It has numerous practical applications in addition to providing a framework to understand the history of species and how they react to changes in environmental conditions.
Early attempts to represent the biological world were founded on categorizing organisms on their metabolic and physical characteristics. These methods, based on sampling of different parts of living organisms or on sequences of short DNA fragments, significantly increased the variety that could be included in a tree of life2. The trees are mostly composed of eukaryotes, while the diversity of bacterial species is greatly underrepresented3,4.
Genetic techniques have greatly broadened our ability to depict the Tree of Life by circumventing the requirement for direct observation and experimentation. Particularly, molecular techniques enable us to create trees using sequenced markers like the small subunit of ribosomal RNA gene.
Despite the dramatic growth of the Tree of Life through genome sequencing, much biodiversity still awaits discovery. This is particularly true of microorganisms, which are difficult to cultivate and are usually only represented in a single specimen5. A recent analysis of all genomes known to date has produced a rough draft of the Tree of Life, including many archaea and bacteria that have not been isolated, and their diversity is not fully understood6.
The expanded Tree of Life can be used to assess the biodiversity of a specific region and determine if certain habitats require special protection. This information can be utilized in a variety of ways, such as identifying new drugs, combating diseases and enhancing crops. It is also valuable in conservation efforts. It helps biologists discover areas that are likely to be home to species that are cryptic, which could perform important metabolic functions and are susceptible to human-induced change. Although funds to protect biodiversity are crucial, ultimately the best way to protect the world's biodiversity is for more people living in developing countries to be empowered with the necessary knowledge to act locally to promote conservation from within.
Phylogeny
A phylogeny is also known as an evolutionary tree, reveals the connections between various groups of organisms. By using molecular information, morphological similarities and differences, or ontogeny (the course of development of an organism) scientists can create an phylogenetic tree that demonstrates the evolutionary relationship between taxonomic categories. Phylogeny plays a crucial role in understanding biodiversity, genetics and evolution.
A basic phylogenetic Tree (see Figure PageIndex 10 ) determines the relationship between organisms with similar traits that have evolved from common ancestral. These shared traits can be analogous or homologous. Homologous traits are the same in their evolutionary path. Analogous traits might appear like they are, but they do not have the same ancestry. Scientists arrange similar traits into a grouping referred to as a clade. All organisms in a group have a common characteristic, like amniotic egg production. They all came from an ancestor with these eggs. The clades then join to form a phylogenetic branch that can determine which organisms have the closest relationship.
Scientists utilize DNA or RNA molecular data to create a phylogenetic chart that is more accurate and precise. This data is more precise than morphological information and provides evidence of the evolutionary background of an organism or group. The use of molecular data lets researchers determine the number of organisms who share the same ancestor and estimate their evolutionary age.
The phylogenetic relationships of a species can be affected by a variety of factors that include the phenotypic plasticity. This is a type behaviour that can change in response to specific environmental conditions. This can make a trait appear more similar to a species than to the other and obscure the phylogenetic signals. This issue can be cured by using cladistics, which incorporates a combination of analogous and homologous features in the tree.
Additionally, phylogenetics can help determine the duration and speed at which speciation occurs. This information can assist conservation biologists decide the species they should safeguard from extinction. In the end, it's the conservation of phylogenetic diversity that will result in an ecosystem that is balanced and complete.
Evolutionary Theory
The central theme of evolution is that organisms develop different features over time due to their interactions with their environment. Several theories of evolutionary change have been developed by a variety of scientists, including the Islamic naturalist Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201-1274) who envisioned an organism developing gradually according to its requirements, the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) who developed the modern hierarchical taxonomy, as well as Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) who suggested that the use or non-use of traits can cause changes that could be passed on to the offspring.
In the 1930s and 1940s, concepts from a variety of fields -- including genetics, natural selection, and particulate inheritance--came together to form the current synthesis of evolutionary theory that explains how evolution happens through the variation of genes within a population and how these variants change over time as a result of natural selection. This model, known as genetic drift mutation, gene flow, and sexual selection, is a cornerstone of the current evolutionary biology and can be mathematically explained.
Recent discoveries in the field of evolutionary developmental biology have revealed that variation can be introduced into a species via mutation, genetic drift, and reshuffling of genes in sexual reproduction, as well as by migration between populations. These processes, along with other ones like directional selection and gene erosion (changes in frequency of genotypes over time), can lead towards evolution. Evolution is defined by changes in the genome over time as well as changes in phenotype (the expression of genotypes in individuals).
Students can gain a better understanding of the concept of phylogeny by using evolutionary thinking in all areas of biology. In a study by Grunspan and co. It was found that teaching students about the evidence for evolution boosted their understanding of evolution during the course of a college biology. For more information on how to teach about evolution, see The Evolutionary Potential in all Areas of Biology or Thinking Evolutionarily A Framework for Infusing Evolution into Life Sciences Education.
Evolution in Action
Traditionally scientists have studied evolution by looking back--analyzing fossils, comparing species and observing living organisms. But evolution isn't just something that happened in the past, it's an ongoing process taking place in the present. Bacteria transform and resist antibiotics, viruses re-invent themselves and elude new medications and animals change their behavior to the changing climate. The changes that result are often evident.
It wasn't until late 1980s that biologists began to realize that natural selection was also in action. The key is that various characteristics result in different rates of survival and reproduction (differential fitness), and can be transferred from one generation to the next.
In the past, if one particular allele--the genetic sequence that defines color in a group of interbreeding species, 에볼루션바카라사이트, forum.Goldenantler.Ca, it could quickly become more common than the other alleles. As time passes, 에볼루션 코리아 this could mean that the number of moths with black pigmentation may increase. The same is true for many other characteristics--including morphology and behavior--that vary among populations of organisms.
It is easier to see evolutionary change when a species, such as bacteria, has a rapid generation turnover. Since 1988, Richard Lenski, a biologist, has been tracking twelve populations of E.coli that are descended from one strain. The samples of each population have been collected frequently and more than 50,000 generations of E.coli have been observed to have passed.
Lenski's research has shown that a mutation can dramatically alter the speed at which a population reproduces--and so the rate at which it changes. It also demonstrates that evolution takes time, something that is difficult for some to accept.
Another example of microevolution is the way mosquito genes that confer resistance to pesticides show up more often in areas in which insecticides are utilized. Pesticides create an exclusive pressure that favors those who have resistant genotypes.
The rapidity of evolution has led to a growing appreciation of its importance, especially in a world shaped largely by human activity. This includes climate change, pollution, and habitat loss, which prevents many species from adapting. Understanding evolution will assist you in making better choices about the future of our planet and its inhabitants.
The concept of biological evolution is among the most important concepts in biology. The Academies are committed to helping those who are interested in science understand evolution theory and how it can be applied throughout all fields of scientific research.
This site provides students, teachers and general readers with a wide range of learning resources on evolution. It contains key video clips from NOVA and WGBH produced science programs on DVD.
Tree of Life
The Tree of Life is an ancient symbol that symbolizes the interconnectedness of life. It appears in many spiritual traditions and 에볼루션 코리아 cultures as symbolizing unity and love. It has numerous practical applications in addition to providing a framework to understand the history of species and how they react to changes in environmental conditions.
Early attempts to represent the biological world were founded on categorizing organisms on their metabolic and physical characteristics. These methods, based on sampling of different parts of living organisms or on sequences of short DNA fragments, significantly increased the variety that could be included in a tree of life2. The trees are mostly composed of eukaryotes, while the diversity of bacterial species is greatly underrepresented3,4.
Genetic techniques have greatly broadened our ability to depict the Tree of Life by circumventing the requirement for direct observation and experimentation. Particularly, molecular techniques enable us to create trees using sequenced markers like the small subunit of ribosomal RNA gene.
Despite the dramatic growth of the Tree of Life through genome sequencing, much biodiversity still awaits discovery. This is particularly true of microorganisms, which are difficult to cultivate and are usually only represented in a single specimen5. A recent analysis of all genomes known to date has produced a rough draft of the Tree of Life, including many archaea and bacteria that have not been isolated, and their diversity is not fully understood6.
The expanded Tree of Life can be used to assess the biodiversity of a specific region and determine if certain habitats require special protection. This information can be utilized in a variety of ways, such as identifying new drugs, combating diseases and enhancing crops. It is also valuable in conservation efforts. It helps biologists discover areas that are likely to be home to species that are cryptic, which could perform important metabolic functions and are susceptible to human-induced change. Although funds to protect biodiversity are crucial, ultimately the best way to protect the world's biodiversity is for more people living in developing countries to be empowered with the necessary knowledge to act locally to promote conservation from within.
Phylogeny
A phylogeny is also known as an evolutionary tree, reveals the connections between various groups of organisms. By using molecular information, morphological similarities and differences, or ontogeny (the course of development of an organism) scientists can create an phylogenetic tree that demonstrates the evolutionary relationship between taxonomic categories. Phylogeny plays a crucial role in understanding biodiversity, genetics and evolution.
A basic phylogenetic Tree (see Figure PageIndex 10 ) determines the relationship between organisms with similar traits that have evolved from common ancestral. These shared traits can be analogous or homologous. Homologous traits are the same in their evolutionary path. Analogous traits might appear like they are, but they do not have the same ancestry. Scientists arrange similar traits into a grouping referred to as a clade. All organisms in a group have a common characteristic, like amniotic egg production. They all came from an ancestor with these eggs. The clades then join to form a phylogenetic branch that can determine which organisms have the closest relationship.
Scientists utilize DNA or RNA molecular data to create a phylogenetic chart that is more accurate and precise. This data is more precise than morphological information and provides evidence of the evolutionary background of an organism or group. The use of molecular data lets researchers determine the number of organisms who share the same ancestor and estimate their evolutionary age.
The phylogenetic relationships of a species can be affected by a variety of factors that include the phenotypic plasticity. This is a type behaviour that can change in response to specific environmental conditions. This can make a trait appear more similar to a species than to the other and obscure the phylogenetic signals. This issue can be cured by using cladistics, which incorporates a combination of analogous and homologous features in the tree.
Additionally, phylogenetics can help determine the duration and speed at which speciation occurs. This information can assist conservation biologists decide the species they should safeguard from extinction. In the end, it's the conservation of phylogenetic diversity that will result in an ecosystem that is balanced and complete.
Evolutionary Theory
The central theme of evolution is that organisms develop different features over time due to their interactions with their environment. Several theories of evolutionary change have been developed by a variety of scientists, including the Islamic naturalist Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201-1274) who envisioned an organism developing gradually according to its requirements, the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) who developed the modern hierarchical taxonomy, as well as Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) who suggested that the use or non-use of traits can cause changes that could be passed on to the offspring.
In the 1930s and 1940s, concepts from a variety of fields -- including genetics, natural selection, and particulate inheritance--came together to form the current synthesis of evolutionary theory that explains how evolution happens through the variation of genes within a population and how these variants change over time as a result of natural selection. This model, known as genetic drift mutation, gene flow, and sexual selection, is a cornerstone of the current evolutionary biology and can be mathematically explained.
Recent discoveries in the field of evolutionary developmental biology have revealed that variation can be introduced into a species via mutation, genetic drift, and reshuffling of genes in sexual reproduction, as well as by migration between populations. These processes, along with other ones like directional selection and gene erosion (changes in frequency of genotypes over time), can lead towards evolution. Evolution is defined by changes in the genome over time as well as changes in phenotype (the expression of genotypes in individuals).
Students can gain a better understanding of the concept of phylogeny by using evolutionary thinking in all areas of biology. In a study by Grunspan and co. It was found that teaching students about the evidence for evolution boosted their understanding of evolution during the course of a college biology. For more information on how to teach about evolution, see The Evolutionary Potential in all Areas of Biology or Thinking Evolutionarily A Framework for Infusing Evolution into Life Sciences Education.
Evolution in Action
Traditionally scientists have studied evolution by looking back--analyzing fossils, comparing species and observing living organisms. But evolution isn't just something that happened in the past, it's an ongoing process taking place in the present. Bacteria transform and resist antibiotics, viruses re-invent themselves and elude new medications and animals change their behavior to the changing climate. The changes that result are often evident.
It wasn't until late 1980s that biologists began to realize that natural selection was also in action. The key is that various characteristics result in different rates of survival and reproduction (differential fitness), and can be transferred from one generation to the next.
In the past, if one particular allele--the genetic sequence that defines color in a group of interbreeding species, 에볼루션바카라사이트, forum.Goldenantler.Ca, it could quickly become more common than the other alleles. As time passes, 에볼루션 코리아 this could mean that the number of moths with black pigmentation may increase. The same is true for many other characteristics--including morphology and behavior--that vary among populations of organisms.
It is easier to see evolutionary change when a species, such as bacteria, has a rapid generation turnover. Since 1988, Richard Lenski, a biologist, has been tracking twelve populations of E.coli that are descended from one strain. The samples of each population have been collected frequently and more than 50,000 generations of E.coli have been observed to have passed.
Lenski's research has shown that a mutation can dramatically alter the speed at which a population reproduces--and so the rate at which it changes. It also demonstrates that evolution takes time, something that is difficult for some to accept.
Another example of microevolution is the way mosquito genes that confer resistance to pesticides show up more often in areas in which insecticides are utilized. Pesticides create an exclusive pressure that favors those who have resistant genotypes.
The rapidity of evolution has led to a growing appreciation of its importance, especially in a world shaped largely by human activity. This includes climate change, pollution, and habitat loss, which prevents many species from adapting. Understanding evolution will assist you in making better choices about the future of our planet and its inhabitants.- 이전글النشر في القراءات العشر/الجزء الأول 25.01.21
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