Evolution

Yes, but they tend to be religious liberals and treat the Genesis stories (there are two of them, actually, back to back) as allegorical rather than literal. Also, the Roman Catholic Church has made peace with the discrepancies between a literal interpretation of Genesis and the evidence of evolution.

The three fields that collaborate to explain evolution are genetics, paleontology, and comparative anatomy. Genetics studies the role of DNA in inherited traits, paleontology examines the fossil record for evidence of past life forms, and comparative anatomy compares the physical structures of different species to infer evolutionary relationships.

The model for slow changes of evolution over time is known as gradualism. This model proposes that evolution occurs gradually through small, incremental changes in species over long periods of time, resulting in the development of new species. This contrasts with the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which suggests that evolution can also occur through rapid bursts of change followed by long periods of stability.

Evolution is the change in allele frequency over time in a population of organisms.

Natural selection, the adaptive driver of evolution, is the nonrandom survival and reproductive success of randomly varying organisms.

Sure you did not mean the conditions under which this process happens? If so, let me know.

Lamarck's incorrect hypothesis regarding inheritance....

Lamarck did not know how traits were inherited (Traits are passed through genes)

Genes are not changed by activities in life. They change through mutation occurs before an organism is born.

"Survival of the fittest" is a term associated with natural selection, where individuals with favorable traits are more likely to survive and pass on their genes to the next generation, while those with less favorable traits may not survive or reproduce as successfully. This process leads to the gradual adaptation of species to their environment over time.

Acquired traits.

Because evolution is the change in allele frequency over time in a population of organisms and acquired traits, such as muscles built by working out, can not be inherited genetically ( by alleles ) so are not " hard " inheritance. Some things like methylation of genes are passed epigenetically, but this does not quite qualify as acquired traits.

increase an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in a specific environment. Traits that are heritable can be passed on to offspring and accumulate in a population over time through the process of natural selection, leading to evolution.

The average life span of humans in 2050 is projected to be around 80-85 years, depending on various factors such as advancements in medical technology, lifestyle choices, and access to healthcare.

Yes, evolution can be measured through changes in traits, genes, or populations over time. This can be done through comparative studies, genetic analysis, or observing how species adapt to their environment.

This process is called evolution by natural selection. Organisms with advantageous traits that help them survive and reproduce are more likely to pass on those traits to their offspring, leading to changes in a population over time. These changes can result in the emergence of new species.

Neither. The leaves of the tree represent descendants; the root or base represents the common ancestor of all organisms in that tree. This says nothing about which have survived and which have become extinct, only which appeared first and which developed from it.

Phenol is used in DNA isolation to help separate proteins and lipids from DNA by disrupting their interactions. Phenol denatures proteins and disrupts lipid membranes, allowing the DNA to be separated into the aqueous phase. This helps to purify the DNA for downstream applications like PCR, sequencing, or cloning.

Non-autonomous transposable elements (TE) are mobile genetic elements. They are DNA segments that can move from one position to another in the genome.

Nonautonomous TE's cannot transpose by themselves because they lack the transposase gene that autonomous TEs have. Nonautonomous TE's require autnomous elements to transpose, and their insertions are stable because they can't move by themselves - unlike autonomous TEs.

The principles underlying the theory of evolution are natural selection, genetic variation, heredity, and reproductive success. These principles explain how populations change over time through the process of adaptation to their environment. Evolutionary theory also emphasizes the idea of common ancestry, suggesting that all species are related through descent from a common ancestor.

Modern man evolved a long time ago. There has never been a time in all the years that man has been upon the earth that has, to him, has not been a modern time. From the time of Adam to the present day there have been thousands of modern times. If there is one aspect of the evolvment of mankind it is through knowledge. Man began life as a man and not some ameba crawling out of the sea. Science will never be able to proove that man was nothing less than a man when the earth was first inhabited.

Uniformitarianism is the theory that the same geological processes we see happening today have been shaping the Earth's surface over millions of years. This idea, popularized by geologist Charles Lyell in the 19th century, suggests that the present is the key to the past when studying Earth's history. By examining current processes, scientists can better understand how landscapes, rock formations, and fossils were formed in the past.

Evolutionary theory suggests that the individuals who are most adapted to their environment and can successfully reproduce are considered the fittest. This doesn't necessarily mean physical strength, but rather the ability to survive and pass on their genes to the next generation.

The process of survival of the most reproductively fit organisms is called natural selection. It involves the adaptation of species to their environment through the passing on of favorable traits to future generations.

In science, a theory is a well-substantiated explanation based on evidence and testing. The ideas about evolution are called theories because they have been extensively researched, tested, and supported by a wide range of scientific evidence from various fields such as genetics, paleontology, and comparative anatomy. Evolutionary theory is considered one of the most robust and well-supported theories in biology.

Charles Darwin was not the first to recognise the role of evolution, but he did recognise that evolution came about by variability and natural selection. Darwin believed that when a natural variation gave a survival advantage, that individual was more likely to survive and pass on the genes responsible for that variation. He saw that varieties can be developed in a sufficiently short period to be studied, and said that evolution of species is just an extension of the observed evolution of varieties. Darwin said that [in nature] a well marked variety can justly be called an incipient species, although the variety, for any number of reasons, may never progress to becoming a distinct species. He published his most important work, The Origin of Species, in 1859 and The Descent of Man in 1871.

There are three basic reasons:

1. Natural Selection-- thr environment may have favored the allele in previous generations, but now disfavors it.

2. Genetic Drift-- in every finite population, the frequency of an allele will fluctuate due to chance. For example, the vast majority of sperm fail to fertlize any egg, so allels can be lost this way due to chance. Individuals carrying a copy or copies of an allele may die young due to random accidents, or may never find a mate. These basic chance events cause the frequencies of alleles to fluctuate, and the degree of frequency change depends upon the population size. The greater the population size, the smaller the change in frequency.

3. A combination of both.

fossils show the bone structure of ancient animals. you can see remarkable similarities between them and animals today. For example, the bone structure of many dinosaurs were very similar to that of birds today. For humans we found a bunch of steps on our evolution that is very good evidence of it.