Charles Darwin, father of evolution, and Gregor Mendel, father of genetics, lived at the same time. ... Darwin's The Origin of Species was published in 1859. ... It was not until later in Darwin's life that this book was given serious thought. ... Fact One more important point about the Theory of Evolution is that Darwin had an idea of "survival of the fittest", which demonstrates certain characteristics like the change of color to protect itself, or the losing of a tail for escape, etc., only explains how a certain species SURVIVES, not how it ARRIVES. ... Although scientists do ...

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