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Book Synopsis A Visual Guide to Evolution and Genetics by : Sol90 Editorial Staff
Download or read book A Visual Guide to Evolution and Genetics written by Sol90 Editorial Staff and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When did anatomically modern humans emerge onto the scene? What traits did humanity leave behind in its development? What traits have we gained, and how might we develop in the future? With this beautifully designed guide, readers will learn the answers to these questions and more. They will explore the study of genetics and discover the impact this particular science has had on humanity as well as on our understanding of the rest of the natural world. They will also touch on genetic diseases and disorders, as well as the implications of genetic modification. Detailed diagrams, full-color illustrations, and engaging language round out this essential text on evolution and genetics.
Book Synopsis A Visual Guide to Evolution and Genetics by : Sol90 Editorial Staff
Download or read book A Visual Guide to Evolution and Genetics written by Sol90 Editorial Staff and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When did anatomically modern humans emerge onto the scene? What traits did humanity leave behind in its development? What traits have we gained, and how might we develop in the future? With this beautifully designed guide, readers will learn the answers to these questions and more. They will explore the study of genetics and discover the impact this particular science has had on humanity as well as on our understanding of the rest of the natural world. They will also touch on genetic diseases and disorders, as well as the implications of genetic modification. Detailed diagrams, full-color illustrations, and engaging language round out this essential text on evolution and genetics.
Book Synopsis Population Genetics by : John H. Gillespie
Download or read book Population Genetics written by John H. Gillespie and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2004-08-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise introduction offers students and researchers an overview of the discipline that connects genetics and evolution. Addressing the theories behind population genetics and relevant empirical evidence, John Gillespie discusses genetic drift, natural selection, nonrandom mating, quantitative genetics, and the evolutionary advantage of sex. First published to wide acclaim in 1998, this brilliant primer has been updated to include new sections on molecular evolution, genetic drift, genetic load, the stationary distribution, and two-locus dynamics. This book is indispensable for students working in a laboratory setting or studying free-ranging populations.
Book Synopsis Evolution For Dummies by : Greg Krukonis
Download or read book Evolution For Dummies written by Greg Krukonis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, most colleges and universities offer evolutionary study as part of their biology curriculums. Evolution For Dummies will track a class in which evolution is taught and give an objective scientific view of the subject. This balanced guide explores the history and future of evolution, explaining the concepts and science behind it, offering case studies that support it, and comparing evolution with rival theories of creation, such as intelligent design. It also will identify the signs of evolution in the world around us and explain how this theory affects our everyday lives and the future to come.
Book Synopsis An Introduction to Evolutionary Genetics by : David T. Parkin
Download or read book An Introduction to Evolutionary Genetics written by David T. Parkin and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genetics written by Burton Guttman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With genetics and genetic engineering receiving almost daily coverage in the media, this book is an introduction for general readers who wish to know more about a science that is changing our world. Starting with the history of genetics, from primitive breeding programmes to Mendel's Law, and moving on to a full explanation of genetics and its role in our future, this is a comprehensive survey of genetics past, present and future.
Book Synopsis Introducing Evolution by : Dylan Evans
Download or read book Introducing Evolution written by Dylan Evans and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1859, Charles Darwin shocked the world with a radical theory - evolution by natural selection. One hundred and fifty years later, his theory still challenges some of our most precious beliefs. "Introducing Evolution" provides a step-by-step guide to 'Darwin's dangerous idea' and takes a fresh look at the often misunderstood concepts of natural selection and the selfish gene. Drawing on the latest findings from genetics, ecology and animal behaviour - as well as the work of best-selling science writers such as Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker - a string of brilliant examples, superbly illustrated by Howard Selina, reveals how the evidence in favour of evolutionary theory is stronger than ever. With wit and clarity, Dylan Evans addresses many puzzling issues: Did life first evolve on other planets? What's the advantage of having sex? Why do your parents look after you? And what good to a bird is half a wing? From the death of the dinosaurs to the development of digital organisms, "Introducing Evolution" brings Darwin up-to-date with the latest scientific discoveries. This is the ideal guide to the most important idea ever to appear in the history of science.
Download or read book The Stuff of Life written by Mark Schultz and published by Hill and Wang. This book was released on 2009-01-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the fundamentals of human DNA and evolution in clear, simple language.
Author :Andreas C. Göransson Publisher :Linköping University Electronic Press ISBN 13 :9179297072 Total Pages :127 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (792 download)
Book Synopsis Crossing the threshold by : Andreas C. Göransson
Download or read book Crossing the threshold written by Andreas C. Göransson and published by Linköping University Electronic Press. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theory of evolution is considered the unifying theory of biology. An accurate understanding of evolution is vital both for the understanding of diverse topics in biology, but also for societal issues such as antibiotic resistance or biodiversity. In contrast, decades of research in science education have revealed that students have difficulties to accurately understand evolutionary processes such as mutation and natural selection. The majority of this research relies on a conceptual framework of so-called key concepts (variation, selection, inheritance), derived from scholarly descriptions of natural selection. Recent research suggests that non-domain specific concepts such as randomness, probability, spatial and temporal scales, so called threshold concepts, are important for evolution understanding in addition to the key concepts. Thus, many important elements of evolutionary theory are counter-intuitive or lie outside direct perception. Hence, representations such as visualizations, models and simulations are considered to be important for teaching and learning evolution. While the importance of visualizations is generally acknowledged for science education, less is known about how visual design can facilitate students understanding of threshold concepts, such as random mutations or spatial scales. This thesis uses the Model of Educational Reconstruction (MER) as the guiding framework for exploring the significance of threshold concepts by analysing the conceptual content of students’ explanations and extant visualizations of natural selection. MER combines scientific content with teaching and learning perspectives for the analysis and design of learning environments. Content analysis of visualizations available online showed that most fail to fully represent the basic principles of natural selection (variation, selection and inheritance). Moreover, the representational potential of visualizations was seldom used to represent threshold concepts such as randomness in origin of variation. Visualizations were also biased to animals as the context of evolution. Similarly, upper-secondary and tertiary students’ explanations of natural selection were seldom complete in terms of the basic principles and threshold concepts such as randomness were often lacking. Especially significant was the almost complete lack of randomness in upper-secondary students’ explanations. In addition, threshold concepts were context-sensitive across the items used (bacteria, cheetah and salamander), for example spatial scale and randomness was significantly more common in responses to the bacteria item compared to the cheetah and salamander items. Considering the results from these studies, three interactive visualizations were developed (evolution of antibiotic resistance and fur colouration in mice). The visualization design was conducted iteratively following a Design-Based Research approach and evaluated in classroom settings in secondary and upper-secondary Swedish schools. The results showed that visualizations targeting randomness and genetic level events such as mutations can guide students towards a more scientific conception of natural selection. However, there were differences across the visualizations and student samples. In addition, while students often inferred randomness from the visuals, the results showed that integration of randomness into explanations of natural selection may be challenging. Hence, future research should explore the role of guidance and reflection for students understanding of randomness. The thesis also discusses the role of students’ intuitive conceptions in relation to the use of interactive visualizations and how these preconceptions interact with the presented message. By using the theory of frame semantics, framing effects and conceptual integration, students’ issues of achieving an accurate understanding of evolution are discussed in relation to the theory of conceptual change. Implications for teaching and learning natural selection as well as visualization design for learning are also discussed. Evolutionsteorin förs ofta fram som biologins förenande teori. Vikten av en korrekt och användbar evolutionsförståelse har därför ofta betonats, inte minst för elevers förståelse inom biologins olika delområden men också för att fatta beslut i samhällsfrågor som exempelvis antibiotikaresistens. Många av de centrala delarna av evolutionsteorin är kontraintuitiva eller abstrakta och decennier av forskning har visat att elever har svårigheter att förstå evolutionära processer som mutation och naturligt urval. Representationer såsom visualiseringar, modeller och simuleringar är därför viktiga för att ge elever direkta erfarenheter av evolutionära processer. Även om vikten av visualiseringar är allmänt accepterad inom naturvetenskapsundervisning så är det mindre känt hur visualiseringars utformning specifikt bidrar till att utveckla elevers förståelse av vetenskapliga fenomen såsom evolution. Dessutom har forskningen på elevers evolutionsförståelse till stor del fokuserat på så kallade nyckelbegrepp (variation, selektion och arv) som härletts från vetenskapliga beskrivningar av evolutionsteorin. Dessa begrepp antas vara nödvändiga men också tillräckliga för elevers evolutionsförståelse. Dock har vikten av icke domänspecifika begrepp kopplade till evolutionsteorin, såsom slump, sannolikhet, spatial och temporala skalor (så kallade tröskelbegrepp), inte undersökts i någon högre grad. Den här avhandlingen använder Model of Educational Reconstruction för att utforska betydelsen av tröskelbegrepp för evolutionsförståelse. Med utgångspunkt i den vetenskapliga beskrivningen och historiken undersöks förekomsten av tröskelbegrepp i befintliga visualiseringar för lärande samt elevers förklaringar för att formulera designprinciper för interaktiva visualiseringar av evolution. Dessutom beskrivs utvecklingen av ett antal interaktiva visualiseringar samt undersökningar av deras potentiella användning i klassrumsmiljöer. Avhandlingen diskuterar även betydelsen av elevers intuitiva föreställningar i relation till användandet av interaktiva visualiseringar och hur dessa föreställningar interagerar med det presenterade budskapet. Genom användning av ramsemantisk teori inklusive ”framingeffekter” och ”blendteori” diskuteras elevers svårigheter och utveckling av en vetenskaplig evolutionsförståelse i relation till tidigare teorier om begreppsförändring. Konsekvenser av ”ramsemantisk teori” och ”framingeffekter” i visuella medier diskuteras även i relation till visuell design för lärande.
Book Synopsis Genetics, Evolution and Biodiversity by : John Adds
Download or read book Genetics, Evolution and Biodiversity written by John Adds and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2004 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revised edition of the highly successful Nelson Advanced Science Biology series for A Level Biology and Human Biology - Genetics, Evolution and Biodiversity provides full content coverage of Unit 5 of the AS and A2 specifications.
Book Synopsis Evolutionary Genetics by : John Maynard Smith
Download or read book Evolutionary Genetics written by John Maynard Smith and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of John Maynard Smith's text on population biology, genetics and biological anthropology, includes new research findings on game theory and a new chapter on molecular genetics and the reconstruction of evolutionary history.
Book Synopsis Elements of Evolutionary Genetics by : Brian Charlesworth
Download or read book Elements of Evolutionary Genetics written by Brian Charlesworth and published by Roberts. This book was released on 2010-02-03 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook shows readers how models of the genetic processes involved in evolution are made (including natural selection, migration, mutation, and genetic drift in finite populations), and how the models are used to interpret classical and molecular genetic data. The material is intended for advanced level undergraduate courses in genetics and evolutionary biology, graduate students in evolutionary biology and human genetics, and researchers in related fields who wish to learn evolutionary genetics. The topics covered include genetic variation, DNA sequence variability and its measurement, the different types of natural selection and their effects (e.g. the maintenance of variation, directional selection, and adaptation), the interactions between selection and mutation or migration, the description and analysis of variation at multiple sites in the genome, genetic drift, and the effects of spatial structure.
Book Synopsis Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics by : John C. Avise
Download or read book Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics written by John C. Avise and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-01-18 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics is a pithy, lively book occupying a special niche—the conceptual history of evolutionary genetics— not inhabited by any other available treatment. Written by a world-leading authority in evolutionary genetics, this work encapsulates and ranks 70 of the most significant paradigm shifts in evolutionary biology and genetics during the century-and-a-half since Darwin and Mendel. The science of evolutionary genetics is central to all of biology, but many students and other practitioners have little knowledge of its historical roots and conceptual developments. This book fills that knowledge gap in a thought-provoking and readable format. This fascinating chronological journey along the many conceptual pathways to our modern understanding of evolutionary and genetic principles is a wonderful springboard for discussions in undergraduate or graduate seminars in evolutionary biology and genetics. But more than that, anyone interested in the history and philosophy of science will find much of value between its covers. Provides a relative ranking of 70 seminal breakthroughs and paradigm shifts in the field of evolutionary biology and genetics Modular format permits ready access to each described subject Historical overview of a field whose concepts are central to all of biology and relevant to a broad audience of biologists, science historians, and philosophers of science Extensively cross-referenced with a guide to landmark papers and books for each topic
Download or read book Genetics written by and published by Oneworld. This book was released on 2002-11-25 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From selective breeding and Mendel's Law to the human genome, this book offers a comprehensive survey of genetics past, present and future.
Book Synopsis Evolutionary Genetics by : R. S. Singh
Download or read book Evolutionary Genetics written by R. S. Singh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-03-28 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings out the central role of evolutionary genetics in all aspects of its connection to evolutionary biology.
Book Synopsis Evolutionary Genetics by : Charles W. Fox
Download or read book Evolutionary Genetics written by Charles W. Fox and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Fox and Jason Wolf have brought together leading researchers to produce a cutting-edge primer introducing readers to the major concepts in modern evolutionary genetics. This book spans the continuum of scale, from studies of DNA sequence evolution through proteins and development to multivariate phenotypic evolution, and the continuum of time, from ancient events that lead to current species diversity to the rapid evolution seen over relatively short time scales in experimental evolution studies. Chapters are accessible to an audience lacking extensive background in evolutionaryy genetics but also current and in-depth enough to be of value to established researchers in evolution biology.
Book Synopsis A Visual Guide to Invertebrates by : Sol90 Editorial Staff
Download or read book A Visual Guide to Invertebrates written by Sol90 Editorial Staff and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiders, jellyfish, and dragonflies are a few of the many invertebrates that students will unearth in this visually striking, scientifically vetted volume. Readers will be fascinated by the sheer diversity of invertebrate creatures, and realize how prevalent they are in our world, from the sea to the sky. The mechanics of walking on water, the ins and outs of metamorphosis, pearl production, and varieties of venom are all covered, as well as the incredible mutual biological relationships that some species share. In addition to the exotic and the strange, readers will discover how many common invertebrates they might find in their own home, the history and practice of beekeeping, and the connections to disease that some invertebrates have.