Despite Darwins remarkable theory of evolution, what was Darwin’s biggest mistake?
Despite his remarkable theory of evolution, what was Darwin’s biggest mistake? Who, instead, can we thank for “that” theory?
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He could not explain the source of variation that is mutation.
Darwin's biggest mistake was sitting on his book for almost 25 years, until Alfred Russel Wallace began asking Darwin about a theory he had concerning the origin of species.
Darwins biggest mistake was missing genetics in favor of a blending theory of inheritance. He could not explain why offspring resembled their parents but were not identical. You can thank Gregory Mendel for the particulate theory of inheritance. When the two were combined this was called Neo Darwinism.