theory of evolution by natural selection

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scientific theory

The theory of evolution by natural selection is a scientific explanation proposing that species change over time as heritable traits that enhance survival and reproduction become more common in successive generations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf scientific theory ⓘ
assumes limited resources ⓘ
overproduction of offspring ⓘ
basedOn differential reproduction ⓘ
differential survival ⓘ
heritable variation ⓘ
struggle for existence ⓘ
changes genotype frequencies indirectly ⓘ
componentConcept adaptation ⓘ
common descent ⓘ
fitness ⓘ
inheritance ⓘ
selection pressure ⓘ
variation ⓘ
contrastsWith Lamarckism NERFINISHED ⓘ
creationism ⓘ
intelligent design ⓘ
coreMechanism natural selection ⓘ
explains adaptation ⓘ
diversity of life ⓘ
evolution of species ⓘ
field biology ⓘ
evolutionary biology ⓘ
firstMajorPublication On the Origin of Species NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublishedYear 1859 ⓘ
historicalContext 19th century science ⓘ
independentlyProposedBy Alfred Russel Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy Thomas Malthus NERFINISHED ⓘ
predicts descent with modification ⓘ
gradual accumulation of small changes ⓘ
proposedBy Charles Darwin NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires genetic variation ⓘ
heredity ⓘ
selection pressure ⓘ
resultsIn adaptation to environment ⓘ
change in allele frequencies over generations ⓘ
speciation ⓘ
selectionActsOn phenotypes ⓘ
status central organizing principle of modern biology ⓘ
supportedBy biogeography ⓘ
comparative anatomy ⓘ
experimental evolution ⓘ
fossil record ⓘ
genetics ⓘ
molecular biology ⓘ
observed natural populations ⓘ
taughtIn biology education worldwide ⓘ

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Cecily Darwin → notableFor → theory of evolution by natural selection ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Darwin
Matt O'Leary → notableWork → theory of evolution by natural selection ⓘ
this entity surface form: Natural Selection