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Question
______ and ______ jointly proposed the Theory of Natural Selection.
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Solution
Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace jointly proposed the Theory of Natural Selection.
Explanation:
They both presented their ideas on natural selection together at the Linnean Society meeting on July 1, 1858. Darwin subsequently published his renowned book On the Origin of Species in 1859, elaborating on natural selection as the mechanism of evolution. Wallace had independently conceived the idea while studying fauna in the East Indies, recognizing the role of variation and natural selection in species evolution.
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