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Evolution
How do new and different species develop? How do existing species change over time? The answer to these questions is found through the process of evolution. According to Monroe W. Strickberger, a professor at the University of Missouri in St. Louis, evolution is defined as, "Genetic changes in populations of organisms through time that lead to differences among them" (519). Evolution has many mechanisms through which t ....
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.... and Alfred Russel Wallace in the mid-1800s. Unaware of each other's work, they developed the same theory independently. Originally the theory was scoffed at by the scientific community, but now it is widely accepted. The theory of natural selection states that individuals with the most favorable traits will be more likely to survive and pass these favorable traits on to future generations (Volpe 13). The concept of natural selection has commonly become known as "survival of ....
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