Grasshopper ketone 3-O-primveroside (1) White amorphous powder; â 83.5 (c 1.00, MeOH); UV (MeOH) Î» max (log Ïµ) 232 (4.09) nm; IR (KBr) Î½ max 3450, 1945, 1673, 1392, 1250, 1168 cm â 1; 1 H NMR (500 MHz) and 13 C NMR (125 MHz) spectral data, see Table 1; FAB-MS m/z 541 [M+Na] + and 517 [M â H] â ; HR-FAB-MS m/z 541.2261 [M+Na] + (calcd for C 24 H 38 O 12 Na +, 541.2255).
QUESTION: What is evolution? As it is most famously used, evolution is the process by which an organism becomes more sophisticated over time and in response to its environment. The Theory of Evolution is currently the most popular concept of how life reached its current state.
Evolution refers to any genetic change in a population, whereas natural selection specifies one particular way in which such changes are brought about. Natural selection is the most important agent of evolutionary change simply because it results in adaptation of an organism to its environment. Other possible mechanisms of evolution besides natural selection include gene flow, meiotic drive, and genetic drift.