The scientist who published 'On the Origin of Species' is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The scientist who published 'On the Origin of Species' is:
A. Charles Darwin
B. Gregor Mendel
C. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
D. Alfred Wallace
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Charles Darwin's 1859 book 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection' laid out the theory of evolution by natural selection. Mendel's work on heredity was published later, Wallace independently conceived natural selection but Darwin's book detailed the evidence comprehensively. Lamarck proposed earlier theories.

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