What is evolution?

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What is evolution?

Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

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Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

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In the 1700s, scientists generally believed that species were fixed and unchanging, a concept known as the fixity of species. Many followed Linnaeus' classification system, which organized species based on similarities.

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