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Yes, but it needs some additions like Mendelian Genetics that Darwin did not have. These additions have already been made.
During Darwins visit to the Galapagos island he observed that these islands had many unique organisms, most of which were similar to but different from the plants and animals from the nearest mainland.... thus this indicated how population evolved. Darwin called this "descent with modification" meaning an ancestral species could diversify into many descendant species by the accumulation of adaptation to various environment. His observation described the theory of evolution.
he studied finches iguanas and tortoises. :)
tortoises
Organisms on island clusters were very similar to each other and to nearby mainland species.
Organisms on island clusters were very similar to each other and to nearby mainland species.
Organisms on island clusters were very similar to each other and to nearby mainland species.
Organisms on island clusters were very similar to each other and to nearby mainland species.
Darwin's theory of common descent states that all organisms _____.
descent with modification
Darwin used the phrase "descent with modification" (he didn't use the term "evolution")
what term defined as the study of the distributon of organisms on earth
Darwin used the phrase "descent with modification" to reflect the unity he perceived in life. He believed that all organisms are related from an ancestral organism through descent. As time passed, the descendants of this ancient ancestor spilled into various habitats all over the world and began to accumulate modifications that fit their specific ways of life.
Descent with modification. Or. Transubstantiation.
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Evolution. Darwin used the term "descent with modification"-- not "evolution"-- however, later people began to use the term "evolution."