Modern evolutionary synthesis

The modern evolutionary synthesis (often referred to simply as the modern synthesis or the evolutionary synthesis), neo-Darwinian synthesis or neo-Darwinism, generally denotes the combination of Charles Darwin's theory of the evolution of species by natural selection, Gregor Mendel's theory of genetics as the basis for biological inheritance, and mathematical population genetics. Major figures in the development of the modern synthesis include Thomas Hunt Morgan, Ronald Fisher, Theodosius Dobzhansky, J.B.S. Haldane, Sewall Wright, William D. Hamilton, Cyril Darlington, Julian Huxley, Ernst Mayr, George Gaylord Simpson, and G. Ledyard Stebbins. Essentially, the modern synthesis (or neo-Darwinism) introduced the connection between two important discoveries; the units of evolution (genes) with the mechanism of evolution (selection). It also represents a unification of several branches of biology that previously had little in common, particularly genetics, cytology, systematics, botany and paleontology.

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Charles Darwin - Evolution - Species - Natural selection - Gregor Mendel - Genetics - Population genetics - Thomas Hunt Morgan - Ronald Fisher - Theodosius Dobzhansky - J.B.S. Haldane - Sewall Wright - William D. Hamilton - Cyril Darlington - Julian Huxley - Ernst Mayr - George Gaylord Simpson - G. Ledyard Stebbins - Gene - Cytology - Systematics - Botany - Paleontology

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