Darwin explained evolution by natural selection

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In The Origin of Species (1859), Darwin explained evolution by natural selection using three “postulates” (also described in our textbook as “prerequisites” for natural selection). Please explain these three postulates (prerequisites) for natural selection (as a mechanism) for evolution in populations.

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