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Chat about the scientists in section 2
Figure out what the big ideas about evolution are nowadays
Section 3 with videos & notes AND THATS THE CHAPTER, FOLKS
What will the assessment be like?

Gregor Mendel

Demonstrated heritability of traits

through specific breeding of pea plants
Determined some traits were dominant
over others
His work shows Darwins idea of natural
selection could work, since traits are
passed from parent to offspring

Godfrey Hardy & Wilhelm Weinberg

Hypothesized that evolution will not occur (so

everything remains the same) if all of the following
conditions are met
Mutation doesnt occur
Natural selection doesnt occur
Population is infinitely large
All members of the population breed
All mating is random
Everyone produces the same number of
offspring
There is no migration in or out
So...because at least one of these conditions doesnt
happen...evolution is happening.

Fritz Lenz

Nazi who studied eugenics, the set of

beliefs and practices that aims at
improving the genetic quality of the
human population
He studied how diseases were inherited
and used natural selection to promote
racism and Hitlers ideals
Served on the Committee on Population &
Racial Policy, which introduced Germanys
Sterilization Legislation only those fit to
reproduce were permitted to, since they
were attempting to perfect humanity

Theodosius Dobzhansky

Studied inheritance in fruit flies, and

discovered that random mutations in
genetic codes help provide variation
This supports the theory of natural
selection, which requires there to be
variation in a population

George Simpson

Combined math, genetics, and

paleontology
Saw, through fossils, much trial-anderror of speciation, which fits Darwins
idea of variations being random chance
Emphasized evolution of populations,
not individuals

Rosalind Franklin

Used x-ray crystallography to study

the structure of DNA
Knowing the structure of DNA
propelled the study of genetics
forward
Genetics helps show relatedness and
changes between individuals and
species, which can help track
evolutionary changes

Scientists accept the modern evolutionary synthesis

Combines genetics, paleontology, and natural history (observations in
nature)
States that evolution is gradual, with small changes in genetic
frequency happening in populations because of environmental
changes and natural selection

Progress in research and technology has led to a

greater understanding of evolution

Environmental changes and requirements

Coevolution

Structures/
features that
go together
between
species

Changes in one species

requiring changes in
another

Natural history,
paleontology

Divergent Evolution

Different
species,
common
ancestor

Population separation, isolation,

environmental changes
promoting natural selection

Genetics, paleontology

Convergent Evolution

Environmental requirements

Genetics, paleontology,
natural history

Similar structures in species not closely related

So...what will the assessment be like?

The whole class time on Thursday

A few big-idea-about-evolution response questions, can use your chapter
packet for definitions.
To prepare: Make sure your packet is fully completed, get notes from the
website or a friend or Toso if youre lacking.