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Comparison of the evolution theories of Charles Darwin and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
In this essay I am going to compare the theories of Charles Darwin and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
Charles Darwin was a British Scientist who lived between 1809-1882. He laid down the foundation of modern evolutionary theory with his concept of the development of life through the slow working process of natural selection.
Darwin started to make n ....
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.... birth of modern genetics in the early 20th century. In fact many scientists had doubts about this theory for 50-80 years. The most publicised attacks came from religious opponents who believed it was impossible for humans to be on the same level as animals.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a Frenchman who lived between 1744 and 1829. He claimed that changes in a species are brought about by environmental pressures-such as changes in the food or weather patterns. The ch ....
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