The theory of natural selection was developed by

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The theory of natural selection was developed by

  • A) Lamarck and Darwin
  • B) Darwin and Wallace
  • C) Wallace and Mendel
  • D) Mendel and Lamarck

Correct Answer: B) Darwin and Wallace

Explanation

According to Live Science, Darwin wasn't the first or only scientist to develop a theory of evolution. The French biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck came up with the idea that an organism could pass on traits to its offspring, though he was wrong about some of the details. Around the same time as Darwin, British biologist Alfred Russel Wallace independently came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection.



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