Many scientists and philosophers of science have described evolution as fact and theory, a phrase which was used as the title of an article by paleontologist...

the evolutionary processes and patterns which occur at and above the species level. In contrast, microevolution is evolution occurring within the population(s)...

concepts. While often seen as rejecting Darwin's theory of branching evolution for a more linear Lamarckian view of progressive evolution, this is not accurate:...

convergent as opposed to parallel evolution are unclear in practice, so that arbitrary diagnosis is common. When two species share a trait, evolution is defined...

Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts." Gould, S. J. (1981). Evolution as fact and theory. Discover...

Biological Evolution: Facts and Theories was a five-day conference held in March 2009 by the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, marking the 150th...

1981). "Evolution as fact and theory". Discover. Vol. 2. pp. 34–37. Ayala, F. (2005). "The structure of evolutionary theory" (PDF). Theology and Science...

Charles Darwin published his 1859 book On the Origin of Species, his theory of evolution (the idea that species arose through descent with modification from...

Evolutionism is a term used (often derogatorily) to denote the theory of evolution. Its exact meaning has changed over time as the study of evolution...

gene-centered view of evolution, gene's eye view, gene selection theory, or selfish gene theory holds that adaptive evolution occurs through the differential...

the scientific community, evolution is accepted as fact, and efforts to sustain the traditional view are universally regarded as pseudoscience. While the...

The evolution of mammals has passed through many stages since the first appearance of their synapsid ancestors in the Pennsylvanian sub-period of the...

adaptation, molecular evolution, and the different forces that contribute to evolution, such as sexual selection, genetic drift, and biogeography. The newer...

Lamarck proposed his theory of the transmutation of species, the first fully formed theory of evolution. In 1858 Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace...

The theory was first set out in detail in Darwin's book On the Origin of Species. Evolution by natural selection is established by observable facts about...

Creation–evolution controversy Evidence of common descent Evolution as fact and theory Level of support for evolution Misconceptions about evolution "Age...

" and urged member states "firmly oppose the teaching of creationism as a scientific discipline on an equal footing with the theory of evolution and in...

creation and evolution in public education, primarily in the United States. The theory of evolution by natural selection has also been adopted as a foundation...

Recent human evolution refers to evolutionary adaptation, sexual and natural selection, and genetic drift within Homo sapiens populations, since their...

led to the evolution and maintenance of sexual reproduction? More unsolved problems in biology Sexually reproducing animals, plants, fungi and protists...

Evolution of cells refers to the evolutionary origin and subsequent evolutionary development of cells. Cells first emerged at least 3.8 billion years ago...

ISBN 978-0262071789. Olsen, Steve (2004). Evolution in Hawaii: A Supplement to Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science. Washington, D.C.: The...

alleles with higher fitness more common over time, resulting in Darwinian evolution. The term "Darwinian fitness" can be used to make clear the distinction...

organisms Evolution as fact and theory – Discussion of the meaning and usage of the terms evolution, fact and theory Macroevolution – Evolution on a scale at...

important part of the evidence on which evolutionary theory rests, demonstrates that evolution does occur, and illustrates the processes that created Earth's...

mimicry), and human hemoglobin and blood types. According to the theory of evolution, polymorphism results from evolutionary processes, as does any aspect...

evolution (also known as theistic evolutionism or God-guided evolution), alternatively called evolutionary creationism, is a view that God acts and creates...

used to describe a theory of biological evolution developed by the English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) and others. The theory states that all species...

a major driving force in determining genome architecture and the course of viral evolution among Picornaviridae ((+)ssRNA) (e.g. poliovirus). In the...

scientific theory of biological diversity with, as of 2009[update], some 87% accepting that evolution occurs due to natural processes, such as natural selection...