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8. How does evolutionary theory connect with quantum mechanics? Feel free to do a google search to buttress your answers here. Clue: Think of Brian Greene meeting Charles Darwin.
If Briane Greene and Darwin had a conversation. They would argue. Darwin would state, "matter is composed of indivisible, solid atoms, until Rutherford proved otherwise." Greene would oppose his thought by stating, "atom is not solid, it has an internal structure consisting of a small, dense nucleus." Darwin established all species are from common ancestry; evolution occurs fom natural selection. Greene established the string theory; it explains "different particle species of the standard model of particle physics as different aspects of a single type of one-dimensional, vibrating string" (wikipedia).
The evolutionary theory connects with quantum mechanics because they explain mutation. The Quantum theory explains the properties of matter. The theory explains "subatomic" particles. The theory states it is impossible to predict the fate of an idividual particle or the exact position of it. The Evolutionary theory explains there is a "change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift" (dictionary). The Darwinian model of the evolution of cells states when cells individually undergo mutation, they remove the mutations that are a disadvantage to the organism. The Quantum theory is an attempt to explain why mutations occure to help the cell be advantaged. Mutations occur by quantum events; Events like a shift of s single proton from one site to another results in mutations.
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8. Evolutionary Theory Connects with Quantum Mechanics
8. How does evolutionary theory connect with quantum mechanics? Feel free to do a google search to buttress your answers here. Clue: Think of Brian Greene meeting Charles Darwin.
The evolutionary theory connects with quantum mechanics because they explain mutation. The Quantum theory explains the properties of matter. The theory explains "subatomic" particles. The theory states it is impossible to predict the fate of an idividual particle or the exact position of it. The Evolutionary theory explains there is a "change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift" (dictionary). The Darwinian model of the evolution of cells states when cells individually undergo mutation, they remove the mutations that are a disadvantage to the organism. The Quantum theory is an attempt to explain why mutations occure to help the cell be advantaged. Mutations occur by quantum events; Events like a shift of s single proton from one site to another results in mutations. Related Site: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10400270
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