Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Introduction: Evolution is a very slow process that occurs gradually. Evolution is a process where the change occurs in the living things over the time period that is successfully inherited and passed to future generations. At every level of organization of living beings, the evolution leads to biodiversity.

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