Biology GCSE
Darwin and Wallace
What Darwin and Wallace means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Darwin and Wallace
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Independently formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection, leading to a joint scientific presentation in 1858 and Darwin's publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859.
Topics that use Darwin and Wallace
- Natural selection and evolution (OCR GCSE)
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