Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 8U
The idea of evolution
a. was original to Darwin.
b. was original to Wallace.
c. predated Darwin and Wallace.
d. Both a and b are correct.
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