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In what way does modern evolutionary theory differ from the theory as proposed by darwin

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Darwin's theory relied on natural selection as the only known mechanism. ... The modern synthesis of the Theory of Evolution hypothesizes that speciation is most likely due to the gradual accumulation of small changes or mutations at the gene level. In other words, microevolution leads to macroevolution.

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