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Definition of evolution. in English English dictionary: gradual directional change especially one leading to a more advanced or complex form; growth; development
Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego.; The extraction of a root from a quantity; development or growth; {n} a display, motion, extraction; That series of changes under natural law which involves continuous progress from the homogeneous to the heterogeneous in structure, and from the single and simple to the diverse and manifold in quality or function; a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"; The ability of variations to change the balance of an ecosystem by being more efficient in particular ways and thus being preferred by natural selection; The pocess is by some limited to organic beings; by others it is applied to the inorganic and the psychical; A prescribed movement of a body of troops, or a vessel or fleet; any movement designed to effect a new arrangement or disposition; a maneuver; A change in the gene pool of a population over time; The gradual process by which living organisms have developed since the start of time; Change of the genes of a population over time, resulting in new species; Is a process by which species come to possess genetic adaptations to their environment Its mechanism is natural selection It also requires genetic mutations; Evolution is the change in a population of organisms of the same species over time Natural selection is how evolution occurs; A change in the genetic make up of a population over time; {i} development, progression, unfolding, growth; gradual change in the gene pool (Biology); Evolution is a process of gradual development in a particular situation or thing over a period of time. a crucial period in the evolution of modern physics. = development. Biological theory that animals and plants have their origin in other types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modifications in successive generations. It is one of the keystones of modern biological theory. In 1858 Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace published a paper on evolution that revolutionized all later biological study. The heart of Darwinian evolution is the mechanism of natural selection. Surviving individuals, who vary (see variation) in some way that enables them to live longer and reproduce, pass on their advantage to succeeding generations. In 1937 Theodosius Dobzhansky applied Mendelian genetics (see Gregor Mendel) to Darwinian theory, contributing to the new understanding of evolution as the cumulative action of natural selection on small genetic variations in whole populations. Part of the proof of evolution is in the fossil record, which shows a succession of gradually changing forms leading up to those known today. Structural similarities and similarities in embryonic development among living forms also point to common ancestry. Molecular biology (especially the study of genes and proteins) provides the most detailed evidence of evolutionary change. Though the theory of evolution is accepted by nearly the entire scientific community, it has sparked much controversy from Darwin's time to the present; most objections have come from religious leaders and thinkers (see creation science). See also Hugo de Vries, Ernst Haeckel, human evolution, Ernst Mayr, parallel evolution, phylogeny, sociocultural evolution, speciation. human evolution parallel evolution sociocultural evolution; The gradual process by which the present diversity of life arose from the earliest and most primitive organisms (Martin et al, 2000); The process of spiritualization of matter; the way back to the Source The casting aside of the veils of delusion and illusion leading eventually to cosmic consciousness; It is also applied to explain the existence and growth of institutions, manners, language, civilization, and every product of human activity; In biological terms, a change in the genetic composition of a population over time; A change in allele frequencies in a population of organisms over time; A series of things unrolled or unfolded; the Self unconsciously groping toward realization in consciousness Goal-oriented like all biological processes (see finality) Jung also seems to have bought the Lamarckian idea of personal experiences affecting the organism over many generations In terms of progress, we've made none morally but have developed the ego and its functions Our will has developed Technology has also developed We've reeled in our projections, which helped science develop: no more gods or demons out there, and the end of our identification with nature But our civilized layer is only a thin skin over the rest, and we've largely split off our instinctual roots, and our inflation endangers us all See Aion; The long term process of change in organisms; Darwin's definition: descent with modification The term has been variously used and abused since Darwin to include everything from the origin of man to the origin of life; The formation of an involute by unwrapping a thread from a curve as an evolute; The process by which a species' structural and behavioural characteristics change over many generations, sometimes in response to changes in environmental conditions "New" species develop in this way For example, scientists think that whales gradually evolved from land animals; the process of change in the traits of organisms or populations over time Evolution, through the process of natural selection, can lead to the formation of new species; In Darwinian terms a gradual change in phenotypic frequencies in a population that results in individuals with improved reproductive success; 1 Change in allele frequency in a population over time This (reductionist) denotation represents the minimum phenomenon which biologists will, when questioned, admit fits the term ``evolution'' and cannot be covered completely under ``adaptation'', ``variation'', or the like The means by which the allele frequency changes occur are the subjects of a number of theories, such as natural selection and genetic drift 2 The descent of all living organisms from a common ancestor or a relatively small set of common ancestors This is the non-reductionist formulation of evolution(1); A general name for the history of the steps by which any living organism has acquired the morphological and physiological characters which distinguish it; a gradual unfolding of successive phases of growth or development; A complex suite of scientific theories [explanations for millions of facts] that describe the temporal progress of the evolution [noun] [OW] of life on this planet The documentation of Evolution [IEP] is among the best proven claims of modern science Fundies disparage the modern concepts of Evolution [TO], preferring to impose the worldview of the biblical book of Genesis and claims made in the Qur'an See Creationism and Darwin; Evolution is a process of gradual change that takes place over many generations, during which species of animals, plants, or insects slowly change some of their physical characteristics. the evolution of plants and animals. human evolution; The change in the genetic composition of a population over successive generations; One of a series of ordered movements; The change in the state of the system (Assignments to Variables) as a function of time; A gradual process of development, formation, or growth, esp. one leading to a more advanced or complex form; (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms; the movement of consciousness from one density of light into the next higher density of light The movement through each succeeding density of light will require that we be able to use the light in more and more refined ways of learning and serving Evolution begins in first density with the elements, continues in second density with the evolution of body complexes, moves on in second density to the development of mind/body complexes In the third density occurs the development of mind/body/spirit complexes, according to the Ra group Evolution from this point forward is of the body/mind/spirit complex; That theory of generation which supposes the germ to preëxist in the parent, and its parts to be developed, but not actually formed, by the procreative act; opposed to epigenesis; cumulative change in the gene frequencies of a population of organisms occurring in the course of successive generations related by descent, i e , descent with change; The extraction of roots; the reverse of involution; Change from simple to complex That system of study authored by Charles Darwin that seeks to explain the development of life; The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an animal from the egg; The process by which all forms of plant and animal life change slowly over time because of slight variations in the genes that one generation passes down to the next; A scientific theory which explains how all living things on Earth developed from common ancestors, adapted to climatic conditions and environments and changed into different new forms Evolution is an ongoing process; The agencies and laws of the process are variously explained by different philosophers