Charles Darwin and Evolution Evidence
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Charles Darwin
A naturalist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Natural Selection
The process through which advantageous traits become more common in a population.
Tiktaalik
A 375 million-year-old fossil that represents a transitional form between fish and tetrapods.
Theodosius Dobzhansky
Biologist who stated, 'Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution'.
Descent with Modification
The process by which beneficial traits become more common in a population over generations.
Common Ancestor
The shared ancestor of species that have diverged over time.
Thomas Huxley
An educator and biologist known as 'Darwin's Bulldog' for his defense of Darwin's theory.
Evolution
The change in the heritable traits of biological populations over successive generations.
E.O. Wilson
A prominent evolutionary biologist known for his work in entomology and biogeography.
Cold-adapted Tubulin Proteins
Specialized proteins found in Antarctic ice fish that allow survival in cold temperatures.
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