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DARWINISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Origin of Life and Speciation
DEF

Theory of the origin and perpetuation of new species of animals and plants that offspring of a given organism vary, that natural selection favors the survival of some of these variations over others, that new species have arisen and may continue to arise by these processes, and that widely divergent groups of plants and animals have arisen from the same ancestors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Origine de la vie et des espèces en général
DEF

Théorie exposée par Darwin [...] selon laquelle les espèces sont issues les unes des autres selon les lois de la sélection naturelle, effet de la lutte pour la vie [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Origen de la vida y de las especies en general
DEF

Teoría ideada por Darwin según la cual los seres vivos tienden a experimentar variaciones que los adecuan a su entorno y otorgan condiciones favorables de supervivencia.

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