Evolution G进化 G. Holmes Braddock High School.ppt

CHRISTIAN BUENO P.2 Evolution Charles Darwin “Grandfather of Evolution” Theory of Natural Selection “Origin of Species” Jean-Baptiste Lamarck First person to attempt an explanation of Evolution First to put the idea of Evolution into a Scientific Theory Father of “Lamarckism” Lamarckism?is the?idea?that an?organism?can pass on characteristics that it acquired during its lifetime to its?offspring? Lamarck?proposed the inheritance of acquired traits, which was later proved to be wrong Charles Lyell “Principals of Geology” Lyell argued that the formation of Earths crust took place through countless small changes occurring over vast periods of time Gregor Mendel Created the Theory of Inheritance and Heredity “Mendel’s Genetics” Alfred Russel Wallace Contributed to the Theory of Natural Selection with Charles Darwin ?Wallace effect, a hypothesis on how natural selection could contribute to?speciation?by encouraging the development of barriers against?hybridization. Homologous Structures and Vestigial Organs Homologous Structures – Similar Body parts of two organisms that share a common ancestor Vestigial Organs – an organ that no longer has a useful function in an organism (Tail in humans) Development in Brain Size Humans have Protein Domain in the genome, and more than 270 copies of it, more than any other species Protein Domain at issue (Scientifically) is called DUF1220 The Closer a species is to a human, the more Protein Domain they have, for example Chimps Development of Language Humans are the only Species that has evolved with an advanced system of communication between individuals, while other species communicate through calls, gestures of songs, we humans have language First language appeared between 30,000 and 100,000 ago in Homo Sapiens Coevolution ?Coevolution?is the change of a biological object triggered by the change of a related object An Example : Yucca moths and yucca plantsYucca flowers are a certain shape so only that tiny moth can