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Charles Darwin was born
Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809. In Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. He is known for his Natural selection theory, evolutionary theory, and the Darwin revolution. In the following link you can find more information on Charles Darwin.https://youtu.be/dfsUz2O2jww -
Emma Darwin
Darwin was married to his first cousin, Emma Wedgwood. They had ten children, but three died before age 10, two from infectious diseases.https://news.osu.edu/study-darwin-was-right-to-worry-that-marriage-to-his-cousin-affected-his-offspring/ -
Theory of Evolution
in the early 1800's Darwin discovered the Evolution Theory that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive and reproduce.
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Natural Selection
Charles Darwin developed the idea of natural selection after a five-year voyage to study plants, animals, and fossils in South America and on islands in the Pacific.
-More individuals are produced each generation that can survive.
-Phenotypic variation exists among individuals and the variation is heritable.
-Those individuals with heritable traits better suited to the environment will survive.
-When reproductive isolation occurs new species will form.https://youtu.be/aTftyFboC_M -
Descent of Man
Darwin's objective in Descent was threefold: to consider whether humans descended from a pre-existing form, the nature of human development, and the differences between the “human races.” In coming to terms with these issues, Darwin focused on the theory of sexual selection.
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Charles Darwins death
Charles died after a heart attack on Christmas, followed by seizures, in great suffering, at Down House. He is later buried in Westminster Abbey.