Every discipline of biology is made coherent by evolutionary theory. Evolutionary theory is developed, supported and tested by results of observations and experiments from diverse areas of biology. Indeed, our study of evolution unifies ideas from all domains of biology. Thus, the senior capstone seminar in the study of biology at Albertson College of Idaho has as its focus evolutionary biology. Questions about origins of life and the nature of change through time have intrigued people throughout recorded history.
Creation myths are the cornerstone of many of the world's religions.
In modern biology, these questions are still central. With the developments in the science of genetics that occurred in the early 1900s, the foundations were laid for the Modern Synthesis or Neo-Darwinian theory. With recent developments in paleontology, molecular genetics, developmental biology and systematics, the study of evolution is developing at an unprecedented rate. To understand the major arguments, ideas, evidence, and developments in evolutionary theory as they apply to diverse areas of biology. To evaluate information from several domains of biology in relation to evolutionary theories.