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proposes that species change over time in his book "Histoire Naturelle".
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Thomas Malthus publishes "An Essay on the Principle of Population", which suggests that the struggle for existence limits population growth and could lead to the evolution of new species.
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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposes his theory of evolution, which suggests that species evolve through the inheritance of acquired traits.
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Charles Darwin embarks on a five-year voyage on the HMS Beagle, collecting specimens and observing the natural world.
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Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species", which presents his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Gregor Mendel publishes his work on the principles of heredity, which provides the foundation for the modern understanding of genetics.
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Ronald Fisher, J.B.S. Haldane, and Sewall Wright develop the theory of population genetics, which explains how genetic variation and natural selection interact to shape the evolution of species.
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Theodosius Dobzhansky publishes "Genetics and the Origin of Species", which argues that natural selection is the primary mechanism driving evolution.
1953 - James Watson and Francis Crick propose the structure of DNA, which revolutionizes the study of genetics and provides new insights into the mechanisms of evolution. -
The Modern Synthesis, which synthesizes Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection with the principles of population genetics, becomes widely accepted as the basis for the study of evolutionary biology.