The English scientist who independently codiscovered the theory of natural selection was
A)Charles Lyell.
B)Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck.
C)Alfred Russel Wallace.
D)Carolus Linnaeus.

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Alfred Russel Wallace independently codiscovered the theory of natural selection while working in Southeast Asia. Charles Lyell was a geologist who influenced Darwin's thinking, but did not codiscover natural selection. Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck proposed a different evolutionary theory before Darwin, but it was not based on natural selection. Carolus Linnaeus was a botanist and taxonomist who classified organisms based on shared characteristics, but did not contribute to the theory of natural selection.

The English Scientist Who Independently Codiscovered the Theory of Natural