BIOLOGY 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Natural Selection

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The origin of species, charles darwin, two major ideas. Theory of common descent: all species living today appear to have descended from a single ancestor. 20 years until it"s accepted by most scientists. Natural selection: explains how organisms evolved from a common ancestor to become variety we see today. 60 years until it"s accepted by most scientists. Proposed through natural selection, the physical or behavioral traits of organisms that lead to increased survival or reproduction in a particular environment become common within their population, while less favorable traits are lost. Can lead to the development of new species. Natural selection is not an inevitable consequence of the competition for survival among variable people in a population. Today, considered one of the most important causes of evolution. Observations of groups of humans support this statement. Variant: each different type of individual in a population. Some of the variation among individuals can be passed on to their offspring.

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