Hence if man goes on selecting, and thus augmenting, any pe… - Charles Darwin

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Hence if man goes on selecting, and thus augmenting, any peculiarity, he will almost certainly modify unintentionally other parts of the structure, owing to the mysterious laws of correlation.

Charles Darwin

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Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He proposed that evolution could be explained in part through natural and sexual selection. Prompted by awareness that Alfred Russel Wallace was developing similar theories he published his own sooner than he had originally intended. This theory is now an integral component of biological science.

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Birth Name: Charles Robert Darwin

Alternative Names: Charles R. Darwin • C. R. Darwin • Darwin • C.R. Darwin • CR Darwin

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Hence if man goes on selecting, and thus augmenting, any peculiarity, he will almost certainly modify unintentionally other parts of the structure, o… - Charles Darwin

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