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Evolution and Natural Selection

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French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired
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Having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
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The immediate descendants of a person
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The quality of being suitable
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Someone from whom you are descended (plural)
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A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
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Any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
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Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence
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A group of islands in the Pacific off South America
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All the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
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To obtain from someone after their death
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A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
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A segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
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The sequence of events involved in the ___ development of a species or taxonomic group
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A distinguishing feature of your personal nature
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English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection
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