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Here is my strand:
ATTGTACCAAGATCGCACGGGCAGCCCCAAATTGATCGCCG

Alfred Wallace & Charles Darwin

1.       Alfred Russell Wallace is one of the individuals who had a lot of influence in Darwin’s development of his theory of Natural Selection.  Professor Rodriguez actually pointed out that he influenced it in two ways: “He provided further evidence supporting their theory AND Wallace provided the impetus Darwin needed to finally publish his work or lose the credit to Wallace entirely.”

2.       Alfred Russell Wallace developed a theory of natural selection and alongside Darwin published it in a scientific paper in 1958.  The following year Darwin published a book that further promoted his theory which grasped the community’s attention.  The link to my source is http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-21549079.  Over the years the name Wallace became more and more ghostly and Darwin became a famous household name even though they both contributed equally and at the same time.

3.       Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace had almost similar theories in regards to evolution so all the points that led to this theory are in fact the same in both cases.“If the Environment changes, the traits that are helpful or adaptive to that environment will be different.  Darwin argued that when the environment changed individuals would compete amongst the community rather than what Wallace said.  Both did focus that once individuals settled into their new environments they would eventually adapt to their surroundings.

4.       Yes Darwin had already done enough of his own research the supported his theory the problem was that he had not made anything public.  And it wasn’t until he got a letter from Wallace that he stepped up and move forth to publishing his book.  It could have been questioned more in the scientific community but it wasn’t because the research Wallace had also supported Darwin’s theory.

5.       When Darwin published The Origin of Species it became a big controversy in the church because religious views were being mixed up.  The attitude the church had was immediately to reject the book.  Religious leaders felt that the theory directly denied and contradicted teachings of the Christian faith. In an article I read it says that Darwin’s ideas “provoked a harsh and immediate response from religious leaders in Britain.”  One high ranking official called his theory brutal philosophy.  But in the end the same church that challenged his theory at the beginning gave him a full state funeral and burial.

 http://www.pewforum.org/2009/02/04/darwin-and-his-theory-of-evolution/