The accumulation of favourable variations led to the appearance of new_______.

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The individuals having favourable variations pass on these variations to their progeny from generation to generation.
These variations then accumulated over a long period of time, lead to the origin of a new species.
Final answer: The accumulation of favourable variations led to the appearance of new species.

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