darwinian evolution
Darwinian evolution, or simply evolution, refers to the process by which populations of living organisms gradually change over time through the mechanisms of genetic variation, natural selection, and heredity. It is the framework proposed by Charles Darwin, where species that possess advantageous traits for survival and reproduction tend to pass those traits to future generations, leading to the continuous adaptation and diversification of species.
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- adaptation
- biogeography
- coevolution
- common descent
- comparative anatomy
- evolution of intelligence
- evolutionary biology
- evolutionary development
- evolutionary ecology
- evolutionary processes
- evolutionary psychology
- extinction
- fossil record
- genetic drift
- genetic variation
- inheritance of acquired traits
- molecular evolution
- natural selection
- origin of species
- phylogenetics
- population genetics
- quantum darwinism
- speciation
- species divergence