EVOLUTION
, EVOLUTION
• Who defined evolution?
– Charles Darwin
• How did he define it?
– Descent with modification
• Evolution is change in the heritable traits of
biological populations over successive
generations.
, LET’S DISCUSS
• Is evolution a FACT or MYTH?
– Actually it is both
– The theory of Evolution deals with how evolution
happens. Our understanding of this process is
always changing, hence a myth
– Evolution is also a fact as there is a huge amount
of indisputable evidence for its occurrence.
• CREATION vs EVOLUTION
, Outline
1. How was evolution discovered?
2. Mechanisms of evolution
3. Evidence of evolution
, EVOLUTION
• Who defined evolution?
– Charles Darwin
• How did he define it?
– Descent with modification
• Evolution is change in the heritable traits of
biological populations over successive
generations.
, LET’S DISCUSS
• Is evolution a FACT or MYTH?
– Actually it is both
– The theory of Evolution deals with how evolution
happens. Our understanding of this process is
always changing, hence a myth
– Evolution is also a fact as there is a huge amount
of indisputable evidence for its occurrence.
• CREATION vs EVOLUTION
, Outline
1. How was evolution discovered?
2. Mechanisms of evolution
3. Evidence of evolution
