Variation and Evolution

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  • Variation and Evolution
    • Defined as differences in characteristics of individuals
    • These may stem from environmental impacts, or genes they have inherited.
    • Gradual change in the inherited characteristics of a population over time., could entice the formationn of a new species.
  • It was ridiculed for the strength of literalism at the time.
    • The mechanism of this theory was not even known until 50 years after the theory was published.
    • Variation and Evolution
      • Defined as differences in characteristics of individuals
      • These may stem from environmental impacts, or genes they have inherited.
      • Gradual change in the inherited characteristics of a population over time., could entice the formationn of a new species.
  • Fossils aided the progress of this development
    • There are gaps where many early life forms were soft-bodied, so we have not all the starting points.
      • Geological activity may have destroyed much of fossil eveidence.
        • Anti-biotic resistant strains of bacteria evolved rapidly, where mutations occur every time, and survive and reproduce.

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