The Evolution Process

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The evolution theory is one of the few theories that attempt to advance a systematic explanation of the origin of species and the progression of organic life through history. Charles Darwin devoted extensive time to observe species in diverse locations across the globe to come up with the systematic theory of evolution which bases on the proposition that living organisms emerged from simple single celled organisms which advanced over the years through adaptation into advanced complex multi-cellular organisms the world has today (Bouchard, 2011). Evolutionary process becomes viable only as a result of a gradual change of the inherited genetic characteristics to make the species better thrive in their environmental circumstances. The theory explains that organism perpetuate and propagate through either sexual or asexual reproduction which happens through the passage of gamete cells that contain genetic materials. It is through the propagation of genetic materials into the young ones that the species can advance.

Since evolution theory became a particularly sensational intellectual output, many related treatises and essay emerged in its awake. Even prior to the theory, a great diversity of speculations and pseudoscientific theories advanced given explanations about the origins of living species (Centola, Wilensky & McKenzie, 2013). Notable elites in these queer sciences apart from Darwin have been Robert Malthus, Russell Wallace and Gregor Mendel. There is contemporary consensus nonetheless about the interconnectedness that can be fetched between the purely scientific fields like genetics, evolutionary psychology and the old pseudo prototypes of the 17th century.

As living organism naturally express their livelihoods, the interaction with environmental forces and ecosystems bring opportunities and constraints for given genetic and phenotypic types (Turner, 2013). Natural selection therefore advances to grant advantage to the species that have better adaptation capacity over those that are vulnerable. In the jungle, species must thrive based on natural selection because there are no rules that govern how the game is played. The fitness to survive the evolutionary challenge therefore lies in the ability to successfully copulate and bring forth viable young ones (Doolittle, 2014). At another front, the scramble for food, security of limb and veracity to keep the pace with the weather and feeding resources must be assured for a given organism that express given characteristics to thrive amongst fellows and predators. Predation unfortunately is the way to win in such an evolutionary encounter among the animal species.

The inheritance of progenies of the parent species into their young ones through a multiplicity of new and advanced phenotypic types is the only hope for survival for species. The progenies that have viable characteristics of survival are promoted in the ranks of survival and those that have characteristics that are disadvantaged are extinguished through competition (Badyaev, 2011). For instance body color for given animals that blend with their environments delude potential scavengers and they are spared through that naturally determined advantage of camouflage.

Through natural selection and survival for the fittest in the order of the jungle, many species are either given better chances of progression and adaptation while others are eliminated. The natural charge of evolutionary force is still in its purest form among the animals in the jungle and for humans to a lesser degree as a result of the dictates of organized planned civilizations. Nevertheless, at a personal level, the interaction with the environment through mechanisms of feeding and mate selection may still produce considerable differences in terms of microscopic variables of survival and progression in the free market jungle. Nevertheless, the veracities of the forces of the jungle are much diminished for human unlike all the other species that depend entirely on the jungle code of survival for the fittest.

References

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Bouchard, F. (2011). Darwinism without populations: a more inclusive understanding of the “Survival of the Fittest”. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 42(1), 106-114.

Centola, D., Wilensky, U., & McKenzie, E. (2013, April). A hands-on modelling approach to evolution: Learning about the evolution of cooperation and altruism through multi-agent modelling-The EACH Project. In International Conference of the Learning Sciences: Facing the Challenges of Complex Real-world Settings (p. 166). Psychology Press.

Doolittle, W. F. (2014). Natural selection through survival alone, and the possibility of Gaia. Biology & Philosophy, 29(3), 415-423.

Turner, B. M. (2013). Lamarck and the nucleosome: evolution and environment across 200 years. Frontiers in Life Science, 7(1-2), 2-11.