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Development Of An Interactive Course Module: "Teaching And Learning Molecular Basis Of Evolution To Human Body", Soma Mukhopadhyay, Rachel Bishop, Brittany Blocker
Development Of An Interactive Course Module: "Teaching And Learning Molecular Basis Of Evolution To Human Body", Soma Mukhopadhyay, Rachel Bishop, Brittany Blocker
Soma Mukhopadhyay Ph.D.
Today’s youth expect to use technology in every aspect of their lives, including their education. Instead of being challenged by their considerable skills, educators should embrace the technology and use it to make the classroom experience more enjoyable for students, thereby improving learning outcomes. Evolution is no different – students must know the basics of evolution in order to be well-read members of society, and technology can help the students learn. The study of evolution today is incredibly interesting, particularly with new evidence coming to light almost daily. Human evolution, in particular, is the subject of copious amounts of research. …
Levels Of Biological Organization And The Origin Of Novelty, Brian Hall, Ryan Kerney
Levels Of Biological Organization And The Origin Of Novelty, Brian Hall, Ryan Kerney
Ryan Kerney
The concept of novelty in evolutionary biology pertains to multiple tiers of biological organization from behavioral and morphological changes to changes at the molecular level. Identifying novel features requires assessments of similarity (homology and homoplasy) of relationships (phylogenetic history) and of shared developmental and genetic pathways or networks. After a brief discussion of how novelty is used in recent literature, we discuss whether the evolutionary approach to homology and homoplasy initially formulated by Lankester in the 19th century informs our understanding of novelty today. We then discuss six examples of morphological features described in the recent literature as novelties, and …
Evolution, Jonathan Eisen