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Assignment 5.01
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Ronald Fisher was born
Born in London, but went to college at Cambridge before moving back. -
Theodosius Dobzhansky was born
Was born in Ukraine, but moved to the U.S. to study. He will come to be known as the Founder of Evolutionary Genetics. -
Ernst Mayr was born
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The Modern Evolutionary Synthesis
This theory is a collection of evidence and ideas from many scientists studying evolution. It explained how mendelian genetics related to gradual evolution through natural selection. Ronald Fisher, Theodosius Dobhasky, and Ernst Mayr are amoung those who contributit to modern synthesis over the years. -
Genetics and the Origin of Species
One of the most important works of the modern evolutionary synthesis theory, written by Theodosius Dobzhansky. This book gives information from some of Dobzhansky's experimentsnon genetic mutations and chromosomal changes and the importance to evolution. The data from these experiments gives a lot of support to the modern evolutionary synthesis theory.
Without the works in this book, we would be much farther behind in our understanding of how genes effect evolution. -
Stephen Jay Gould was born
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Systematics and the Origin of Species
This book, written by Ernst Mayr, had a huge influence on the modern evolutionaty synthesis theory. It showcases Mayr's biological species concept, which catagorizes species by their physical aspects, in corolation with zoological notions. Mayr also explains that when populations of a species gets seperated by some means, they start to differ through mutations and natural selection, and over time, that these populations evolve into a whole new species. -
Ronald Fisher died
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The Puncuated Equlibrium Theory
Gould came up with the punctuated equilibrium theory which states that evolution goes through long times where there isn’t much change, with short intermittent instances of evolutionary flux. This theory, although not accepted at first, came to explain holes in the records of fossils. -
Theodosius Dobzhansky died
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Full House: The Spread of Exelence From Plato to Darwin
This is one of the many scientific books Gould wrote. It sheds light on the misconception the evolution is always progressing towards more complicated organisms. He points out that people overlook more simple evolutions, and thus are not seing the main point. -
Stephen Jay Gould died
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Ernst Mayr died
