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Evolution : Descent with modification-- Charles Darwin Change in heritable traits (genes) over time; change in allele frequency from generation to generation evolution is a scientific theory : a comprehensive explanation, supported with substantial evidence (like the fossil record). we are very confident that this is a real thing but not sure that it happens 100% of the time Before Darwin : Aristotle (philosopher): the scale of nature arranges species in a ladder order of lower to ...

Aristotle : earliest philosopher; species are FIXED; scale of nature: low complexity to high complexity James Hutton : geologist; gradualism-earth is old and shaped by small SLOW changes Thomas Malthus : economist; "Essay of the Principle of Population"; human population growth is LIMITED BY RESOURCES Jean-Baptiste Lamarck : naturalist; organisms change due to environment, traits that are used IMPROVE AND ARE INHERITED by offspring (wrong); increasingly complex species 2 Lamarck...

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