Adaptation does not allow for natural selection: natural selection causes adaptation.
Genetic variation in itself does not 'support' natural selection: it is what natural selection acts upon.
They are the selective agent in natural selection ;)
Natural selection is only the result of changing environments, mutation and the variation resulting therein. Natural selection is the process of adaptive change and the main mechanism of evolution that leads to speciation. Natural selection is a process as mutation and variation are grist to the mill of natural selection.
no, inherited traits are responsible for natural selection
Natural selection. Darwin's theory of natural selection proposes that organisms with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, leading to the gradual evolution of a species.
The four principles of natural selection (variation, inheritance, differential reproduction, and adaptation) are necessary for natural selection to occur because they describe the process by which certain traits are passed on to future generations based on their ability to help individuals survive and reproduce in their environment. Variation provides the raw material for natural selection, inheritance ensures that beneficial traits can be passed down, differential reproduction leads to the accumulation of advantageous traits in a population, and adaptation allows organisms to better survive and thrive in their environment over time.
No, the inheritance of acquired characteristics is a concept proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck that suggests acquired traits during an organism's lifetime can be passed on to offspring. This idea differs from the concept of natural selection proposed by Charles Darwin, which emphasizes the role of genetic variation and selective pressure in driving evolutionary change.
Mendel's theory of inheritance provided the mechanism for genetic variation that Darwin's theory of natural selection required to operate. By understanding how traits are passed down through genetics, Darwin could better explain how variation arises in populations and is acted upon by natural selection to drive evolution. Mendel's work helped to provide a genetic basis for the variation that Darwin observed in natural populations.
Inheritance of acquired characteristics is not one of Darwin's four main ideas of natural selection. His four main ideas are variation, competition, heritability, and differential reproductive success.
Both failed to understand the mechanism of inheritance. Darwin had a mistake " blending " idea and Wallace seemed to go along with this concept, though inheritance is particulate.
Natural selection was not "invented" but rather proposed as a mechanism for evolution by Charles Darwin in his book "On the Origin of Species" published in 1859. Darwin's theory of natural selection suggests that species evolve over time through the process of variation, inheritance, and differential survival and reproduction of individuals with advantageous traits.
Natural selection requires variation in traits within a population, differential survival and reproduction based on those traits, and inheritance of those traits from one generation to the next. These factors allow for the gradual accumulation of advantageous traits over time.
This statement is incorrect. Inheritance of acquired traits, as proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, is not a valid mechanism for evolution. Evolution occurs through natural selection acting on genetic variations already present in a population, not through the direct inheritance of acquired characteristics.
The discovery of genetics and the principles of inheritance by Gregor Mendel in the 1860s provided the missing mechanism for how traits are passed down from one generation to the next. The fusion of Darwin's theory of natural selection with Mendel's principles of inheritance formed the foundation of modern evolutionary biology. This integration helped complete Darwin's theory by providing an explanation for how variations in traits arise and are passed on within a population.
What selection? Question needs rephrasing.
Its NaTuRaL sElEcTiOn if you didn't know.