After his journey on the HMS Beagle,Charles Darwin bred pigeons,selectively mating those with particular characteristics in a process he termed artificial selection.The results of this artificial selection influenced and supported the ideas he presented in On the Origin of Species.What scientific tool(s)did Darwin use to develop his theory of evolution?
A)Experimentation.
B)Observation.
C)Both experimentation and observation.
D)Population genetics.
E)Both observation and population genetics.

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Darwin used both experimentation (through his selective breeding of pigeons) and observation (through his travels on the HMS Beagle and studying the diversity of species in different environments) to develop his theory of evolution. He also later incorporated population genetics into his ideas.

After His Journey on the HMS Beagle,Charles Darwin Bred Pigeons,selectively