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Who described evolution by natural selection in his book On the Origin of Species?

  1. AEdward Jenner
  2. BCharles DarwinCorrect answer
  3. CRobert Brown
  4. DAristotle
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B. Charles Darwin

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Charles Darwin set out his theory of evolution by natural selection in On the Origin of Species, first published in 1859. The book explains how variation and natural selection can produce changes in species over generations.

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