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Darwin’s famous book that presented his theory of evolution is:

Answer: On the Origin of Species.

  • A On the Origin of Species
  • B the book Principia
  • C the book The Cell
  • D the book Micrographia

Correct answer: A. On the Origin of Species

Explanation: Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" in 1859.

Simple Phylogenetic TreeCommon ancestorLineage ALineage BLineage C1Lineage C2Branch points represent speciation events from a shared ancestor

A simple phylogenetic tree: a common ancestor branches into several descendant lineages over time, with each branch point marking a speciation event.

Concept context

Origin of life, Darwin's theory, natural selection, speciation, and evidence for evolution.

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