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The Ramifications of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species": From Eugenics to Modern Genomics

2024-09-04

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This article delves into the historical development and ramifications of divergent theories that have emerged since the publication of Darwin's seminal work, "On the Origin of Species" in 1856. It traces the evolution of thought from Darwin's revolutionary ideas through the controversial era of eugenics, the groundbreaking discovery of DNA, the elucidation of Mendelian genetics, and the subsequent development of m...

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Literature Corpus work: 4bb2fa0c-76ee-5d9a-8b58-7771dbdcd1fe
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202409.0367.v1

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