Talk:Evolution/Outline6
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[edit] Introduction
- Par1: Variation and heredity.
- Par2: Selection, speciation and common descent.
- Par3: Scientific history and status.
[edit] History of evolutionary thought
- Par1: Early ideas and Darwinism.
- Par2: Mendelian inheritance.
- Par3: Neo-Darwinism.
[edit] Heredity
- Par1: Traits and reproduction.
- Par2: Genes.
- Par3: DNA and RNA.
[edit] Variation
- Par1: Processes that produce variation.
- Par2: Phenotype and genotype.
- Par3: Allele frequency.
[edit] Mutation
- Par1: Causes of mutation.
- Par2: Effects of mutation.
- Par3: Neutral mutations.
[edit] Recombination
- Par1: Reproduction and shuffling.
- Par2: Rates.
- Par3: Gene duplication.
[edit] Gene flow
- Par1: Same-species flow.
- Par2: Migration and isolation.
[edit] Interspecies flow
- Par1: Hybridization.
- Par2: Horizontal gene transfer.
- Par3: Implications for phylogeny.
[edit] Basic mechanisms
- Par1: Overview of mechanisms.
[edit] Genetic drift
- Par1: Random sampling.
- Par2: Population size.
[edit] Natural selection
- Par1: Fitness and survival.
- Par2: Sexual and kin selection.
[edit] Adaptation and exaptation
- Par1: Adaptation.
- Par2: Exaptation and preadaptation.
[edit] Competition and cooperation
- Par1: Competition and limited resources.
- Par2: Cooperation and altruism.
[edit] Speciation and extinction
- Par1: Speciation.
- Par2: Divergence and isolation.
- Par3: Anagenesis and cladogenesis.
- Par4: Extinction.
[edit] Common descent
- Par1: Local and universal common descent.
- Par2: Evidence.
[edit] Homology
- Par1: Comparative anatomy.
- Par2: Vestigial structures.
- Par3: Fossils.
- Par4: Molecular similarities.
- Par5: DNA and RNA.
[edit] History of life
- Par1: Abiogenesis.
- Par2: Early life to Cambrian explosion.
- Par3: Rise of important phyla, classes, and species.
[edit] Phylogeny and systematics
- Par1: Phylogenetics.
- Par2: Classification and taxonomy.
- Par3: Molecular research.
[edit] Modern research
- Par1: Recent developments.
- Par2: Ongoing studies.
- Par3: Evolutionary algorithms.
[edit] Academic disciplines
- Par1: Evolutionary biology.
- Par2: Major subdisciplines (e.g., evo-devo).
- Par3: Study of human evolution (e.g., physical anthropology).
[edit] Social effect
- Par1: General social impact.
- Par2: Evolution in popular culture.
[edit] Controversies
- Par1: Social controversy, human as "mere animals".
- Par2: Creationism (e.g., Intelligent Design).
- Par3: Eugenics and social Darwinism.
