Modern Evolutionary Synthesis
Modern evolutionary synthesis generally means the integration of the theory of evolution of species by natural selection of Charles Darwin, the genetic theory of Gregor Mendel as the basis of biological inheritance, the random genetic mutation as a source of variation and the genetics of Mathematical populations. Important figures in the development of the modern synthesis include Thomas Hunt Morgan, R. Fisher, Theodosius Dobzhansky, J.B.S. Haldane, Sewall Wright, William Donald Hamilton, Cyril Darlington, Julian Huxley, Ernst Mayr, George Gaylord Simpson and G. Ledyard Stebbins. Essentially, the modern synthesis introduced the connection between two important discoveries: the unity of evolution with the mechanism of evolution. It also represents the unification of several branches of biology that previously had little in common, especially genetics, cytology, systematics, botany and paleontology.