16. How does the synthetic
theory of evolution
incorporate knowledge from
Genetics and Molecular
Biology into the darwinism?

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Today it is known variation of
inherited characteristics created by
alterations in genetic material of the
, more precisely by
modifications recombinations of DNA
molecules. changes in the genetic
accumulate and new
phenotypical emerge.
The carriers of characteristics
then are submitted natural selection.
From modern its recognized that
natural generates in a given
an increase in the
of alleles and genes favorable to
survival and ; less
advantageous genes and tend to
be eliminated.