In 1859, Who Published Origin of Species, a Seminal Book

question 3

Multiple Choice

In 1859, who published Origin of Species, a seminal book that became the foundation for the modern science of genetic evolution, sociobiology, human behavioral ecology, and evolutionary psychology, among others?

• A) Plato
• B) John Locke
• C) Francis Galton
• D) Charles Darwin

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