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Jean Lamarck is the first important proponent of evolution, though his theory suggests that characteristics acquired during an individual’s lifetime can be passed on
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Charles Darwin completes his four-year voyage on the HMS Beagle.
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Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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