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title: "2 Biological evolution Quotes By Douglas J. Futuyma"
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> [In the broadest sense, evolution is merely change, and so is all-pervasive; galaxies, languages, and political systems all evolve. Biological evolution ... is change in the properties of populations of organisms that transcend the lifetime of a single individual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-j-futuyma/in-the-broadest-sense-evolution-is-merely-change-and-so-is-all/)

Douglas J. Futuyma

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> [ Mosts scientist are unable to arrive at a specific definition of biological evolution. “Biological evolution is… change in the properties of populations of organisms (you and me) that \[happen during\] the lifetime of a single individual. The changes in populations… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-j-futuyma/mosts-scientist-are-unable-to-arrive-at-a-specific-definition-of/)

Douglas J. Futuyma

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## More by Douglas J. Futuyma

> [In the broadest sense, evolution is merely change, and so is all-pervasive; galaxies, languages, and political systems all evolve. Biological evolution ... is change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-j-futuyma/in-the-broadest-sense-evolution-is-merely-change-and-so-is-all/)

Douglas J. Futuyma

> [The theory of natural selection is the centerpiece of The Origin of Species and of evolutionary theory. It is this theory that accounts for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-j-futuyma/the-theory-of-natural-selection-is-the-centerpiece-of-the-origin-of/)

Douglas J. Futuyma

> [Mosts scientist are unable to arrive at a specific definition of biological evolution. “Biological evolution is… change in the properties of populations of organisms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-j-futuyma/mosts-scientist-are-unable-to-arrive-at-a-specific-definition-of/)

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