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The theory of natural selection was put forth by

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Charles Darwin
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Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
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August Weismann
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Carl Linnaeus
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The correct option is A Charles Darwin

It was in the 19th century that Charles Darwin put forth the theory of Natural Selection that is widely accepted by scientists and the general public. He stated that nature only selects those organisms that are best-suited to that particular environmental condition. The mechanism that Darwin proposed for evolution is natural selection. Because resources are limited in nature, organisms with heritable traits that favour survival and reproduction will tend to leave more offspring than their peers, causing the traits to increase in frequency over generations. Natural selection causes populations to become adapted, or increasingly well-suited, to their environments over time. Natural selection depends on the environment and requires existing heritable variation in a group
So the correct answer is 'Charles Darwin'


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