All of the following are important to the theory of evolution EXCEPT
A) changes in individuals within their lifetimes.
B) variation in traits within an entire population.
C) environmental change.
D) mutations.
E) inheritance of traits.

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Changes in individuals within their lifetimes (often referred to as "acquired characteristics") are not considered a mechanism of evolution in the modern synthesis of evolutionary theory. Evolution acts on populations over generations through mechanisms such as variation, mutation, and inheritance, not through changes that occur within an individual's lifetime.

All of the Following Are Important to the Theory of Evolution