Evolution

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  1. Darwin
    English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
  2. Lamarck
    French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
  3. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  4. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
  5. variation
    the process of being or becoming different
  6. natural selection
    a process in which organisms evolve to adapt to environment
  7. convergent
    tending to come together from different directions
  8. divergent
    tending to move apart in different directions
Created on Wed Mar 03 17:41:19 EST 2010 (updated Wed Mar 03 17:51:32 EST 2010)

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