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 Earth's 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 plants Yucca flowers are a certain shape so only that tiny moth can pollinate them. The moths lay their eggs in the yucca flowers and the larvae (caterpillars) live in the developing ovary and eat yucca seeds.