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Darwin’s Idea of  COMMON DESCENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The evolutionary history of organisms can be portrayed as a tree growing through time.
Genealogy of the primates
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Industrial Melanism:  The Peppered Moth ( Biston betularia)
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At the time, Darwin did not understand the genetic basis for evolution.    Variations arise from  mutation  and  genetic recombination .    Much of the variation observed in the individuals of a  population is  heritable .
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  • 3. The evolutionary history of organisms can be portrayed as a tree growing through time.
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  • 9. Industrial Melanism: The Peppered Moth ( Biston betularia)
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  • 15. At the time, Darwin did not understand the genetic basis for evolution.  Variations arise from mutation and genetic recombination .  Much of the variation observed in the individuals of a population is heritable .
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