Evolutionary change is generally a result of subtle morphological changes of an organism. These changes begin with genotypic mutations, often involving module duplication or deletion (a module being a unit on an organism that is easily adapted, such as segments, legs, or wings). If this change is adaptive (that is, it helps the organism survive), the gene will be passed on to the offspring (natural selection). Genetic mutations also help alter fully functioning features of organisms. For example, the ancient protein globulin originally existed in bacteria as a way to bind and carry oxygen. Over the centuries, mutations to the structure of globulin has expanded its role in organisms so that it functions differently in different tissue (e.g. muscle tissue versus fetal tissue)
Essentially, evolutionary change can affect a protein's diversity in function, its frequency of expression, heterochromy (i.e. change in timing of developmental events, or the change in time of expression of a protein), allometric growth (i.e. change in rate or dimension of growth, such as wings versus limbs), and many other forms of adaptation. However, it is important to note that everything is determined by a combination of nature and nurture. By nature, I mean genetics, and the pathway of gene to RNA to protein. Genes are the blueprints for proteins, which are ultimately the building blocks for organisms. However, the environment (nurture) interacts with the ability for genes to produce these proteins through processes such as methylation (which essentially determines how accessible a gene is). Mutations can also cause genetic deletions, translocations, inversions, duplications (etcetera) which affect protein expression. These types of mutations are often seen in diseases like sickle cell anemia. A genetic mutation inhibits the ability of hemoglobin to form the appropriate protein structure for red blood cells. These types of mutations often involve a loss of function, although they may still be categorized as evolutionary change.
In the end, evolutionary change is a constant, continuous process. To be cheesy: it's happening right now! :-)
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/evodevo_05
Evolution is descent with modification. Or, change over time. And formally as the change in allele frequencies over time in a population of organisms. This is an observed and a observable fact. The theory is; the theory of evolution by natural selection, which explains the fact of evolution. Natural selection is the main mechanism ( there are others ) that drives the adaptive change in organism that can lead to speciation, or just simple evolution.
Only natural selection could be the answer here as natural selection is the main driver of adaptive change leading to evolutionary change and speciation in large populations.
Morphological and behavioral changes that speak to, the change in allele frequency over time in that population of organisms. Go here and check observed speciation section.talkorigins.org
Diffusion
The main driving mechanism of evolution is natural selection. Though genetic drigt and gene flow can also cause evolution.
Inheritance of acquired characteristics. According to Lamarck, organisms could pass on traits they acquired during their lifetime to their offspring, leading to evolutionary change. This mechanism has been largely discredited in modern evolutionary biology, with natural selection being the predominant mechanism for driving evolution.
Other evolutionary mechanisms besides natural selection include genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, and sexual selection. Genetic drift is the random change in allele frequencies in a population. Gene flow refers to the transfer of genes between populations. Mutation introduces new genetic variation, and sexual selection drives evolutionary change through mate choice and competition for mates.
Evolutionary change is a process where things change over a period of time. Such as going from a candle, to a light bulb.
What can lead scientists to change an evolutionary tree?
The name for this type of rapid evolutionary change is "punctuated equilibrium."
Mutations are considered as the raw materials of evolutionary change. They are structural changes in the DNA sequence of an organism.
Nitrogen and hydrogen are not the main gases responsible for climate change. The primary greenhouse gases responsible for climate change are carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. These gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, leading to a warming effect known as the greenhouse effect.
Charles Darwin is best known for his work on the theory of evolution, outlined in his book "On the Origin of Species" published in 1859. Darwin proposed the idea of natural selection as the mechanism for evolutionary change.
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Mutation is the primary mechanism of evolution that leads to genetic variation within a population. This variation, along with natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow, and other forces, drives the changes observed in populations over time.
Gradualism.
No, evolutionary change does not always lead to greater complexity. Evolutionary changes can result in both increases and decreases in complexity, depending on the specific pressures and environmental conditions acting on a species. Factors such as natural selection, genetic drift, and environmental changes can all influence the direction of evolutionary change.