Biological Science (7th Edition)
Biological Science (7th Edition)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780134678320
Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Greg Podgorski, Emily Taylor, Jeff Carmichael
Publisher: PEARSON
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The theory of the evolution by natural selection to fulfill these six criteria.

(1) They explain otherwise puzzling observations;

(2) They provide connections between otherwise disparate observations;

(3) They make predictions that can be tested; and

(4) They are heuristic, meaning that they open up new avenues of theory and experimentation. Crow added two other elements of scientific theories that he considered important on a personal, emotional level.

(5) They should be elegant, in the sense of being simple and powerful;

(6) They should have an element of surprise

Introduction:

The theory of the evolution was first formulated in 1859 and it was defined as a process through which the organism alters over a period of time due to the result of changes in the heritable traits (physical or behavioral).

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