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In 1856, Charles Darwin was the first to formulate a consistent theory of evolution by discovering the main causal factors that produce evolutionary changes in organisms, these being selection and mutation. The variety of individuals in a population provides the raw materials for a selection procedure that results in some individuals being more (and others to be less) successful at reproduction, based on momentary environmental conditions. This changes the genetic makeup of the population that follows – the quintessence of evolution.
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Glaeser, G., Paulus, H.F. (2015). Pax and homology. In: The Evolution of the Eye. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17476-1_7
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