Gene on or off - can be heritable as well. Molecular information that is passed on from one generation to the next.īut over the last decade or so, an avalanche of studies has shown thatĮpigenetic settings - specific markings on the genome that can turn a Theory has long been the notion that the DNA sequence is the only Underpinnings of how evolution - natural selection, punctuatedĮquilibrium and the like - works. Of Species,” scientists have elucidated much of the molecular In the 150 years since Darwin published his landmark book “On the Origin
Swing this month, a revolution is rumbling through evolutionary biology. Denis Finnin, American Museum of Natural HistoryĪs celebrations in honor of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday are in full During his five weeks in the Galapagos Islands, Darwin collected many samples, some of which are shown in the traveling Darwin exhibit.
