Charles Darwin believed that artificial selection was
A) similar in many ways to natural selection.
B) impossible.
C) unimportant.
D) a common phenomenon in nature.
E) a process completely identical to natural selection.

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Darwin believed that artificial selection (selective breeding by humans) was similar to natural selection because both processes result in changes in traits over generations. However, he noted that artificial selection is guided by human preferences, while natural selection is driven by environmental pressures.

Charles Darwin Believed That Artificial Selection Was