Darwins theory of evolution

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  • Darwin's theory of evolution
    • species change over time
    • Overproduction of offspring
      • High mortality rate
    • Only the best adapted to their envoriment survive- SURVUVAL OF THE FITTEST
    • Variation in species, competition
      • Those with beneficial alleles survive, and pass onto their young
        • repeats generation after generation
    • Different beak sizes on the galapogas islands
    • natural selection
    • Proved by- similarities of proteins/DNA, fossil evidence, homologues similarities

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