Difference between revisions of "Natural selection"
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| − | "Natural selection" was [[Charles Darwin]] | + | "Natural selection" is the mechanism by which biological complexity and adaptation arises. It was first proposed by [[Charles Darwin]]. |
| − | Specifically, Darwin | + | Specifically, Darwin pointed out that a mechanism of survival-of-the-fittest enabled more advanced and more complex members of a species to survive while the weaker ones would die off. |
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"Natural selection" is the mechanism by which biological complexity and adaptation arises. It was first proposed by Charles Darwin.
Specifically, Darwin pointed out that a mechanism of survival-of-the-fittest enabled more advanced and more complex members of a species to survive while the weaker ones would die off.