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aalyn [17]
3 years ago
8

How did the artificial selection practiced by pigeon breeders influence Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?

Biology
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ololo11 [35]3 years ago
3 0

The study of artificial selection by Darwin helped him to establish his theory of evolution via natural selection. One of the animals Darwin examined in detail was the domestic rock pigeon. In the 1850s breeding of pigeons was an ancient past time, thus, Darwin decided to keep and breed the pigeons by himself.  

While studying pigeons, Darwin established scrupulous determinations of their skeletons and wondered at the breeds' distinct colors, behaviors, and proportions. He also observed the patterns of inheritance of various features, and he demonstrated that birds of very distinct breeds can, however, generate fertile offspring. Thus, supporting the theory that they all originated from a single species.  


marishachu [46]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Answer for PLATO is ; Darwin concluded that if traits in captive pigeons could be selectively passed on to offspring, the selection of traits could also happen in nature.

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