• Question: Why is it impossible to understand biology in the absence of evolution?

    Asked by megnog to Chris, Kay, Kerstin, Lorna, Liv on 18 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Kerstin Zechner

      Kerstin Zechner answered on 18 Mar 2010:

      Well you could probably still understand a lot of biology without evolution. But it helps explain the origins of organisms and cellular processes.

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      Olivia Hibbitt answered on 18 Mar 2010:

      Hi megnog,

      I don’t think it’s impossible, but so much of our understanding of how the body works comes from evolution!!! We use it all the time in genetics! To understand how genes work we are always looking at their evolution……all scientists talk about biology in terms of an evolution! I can’t think about biology or genetics without thinking about evolution!

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      Kay Penicud answered on 18 Mar 2010:

      I’m not sure thats true. Evolution states that natural variation leads to slight differences between individual of a species. These are more likely to pass on those advantageous genes to the next generation. thus species slowly change over time.

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