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Comparing Lamarck's Theory Of Natural Selection

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Compare Lamarck’s theory of characteristics to Darwin’s theory of natural selection. What evidence supports naturals selection?
Lamarck’s theory states that all organisms start life out the same with no variations in their characteristics. Depending on the needs or wants of an organism, changes in the structure or habit of the organism can occur. This theory also states that these characteristics are passed or inherited by the next generation. Lamarck also believed that body parts that were not used would disappear and people would no longer have these parts. (“Evolution”, 2016)
Darwin’s theory states that all organisms come from a common ancestor and vary in characteristics because of mutations regardless of the needs or wants. Changes occur

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