BIOL1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Linnean Society Of London, Natural Selection, Selective Breeding
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In 1844, darwin wrote an essay on natural selection as the mechanism of descent with modification. But did not introduce his theory publicly. Natural selection is a process in which individuals with favorable inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce. Darwin received manuscript for alfred russell wallace. Lyell presented wallace a(cid:374)d dar(cid:449)i(cid:374)"s (cid:449)ork together to the li(cid:374)(cid:374)ea(cid:374) o(cid:272)iety of lo(cid:374)do(cid:374) Darwin quickly finished on the origin of species and published it the next year. The essence of evolution by natural selection is attributed to darwin. Ce(cid:374)tral to dar(cid:449)i(cid:374)"s (cid:448)ie(cid:449) of the e(cid:448)olutio(cid:374) of life is descent with modification. All present-day organism are related through descent from unknown ancestors in the past (unity) Descendants of these ancestors accumulated diverse modifications or adaptations that fit them to specific ways of life and habitats (diversity) Darwin also pioneered a unique mechanism of evolution the theory of natural selection.
