Charles Darwin (theory of heredity)

Charles Darwin did not develop a theory of heredity; instead, he focused on natural selection, the process by which organisms with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce. While Darwin recognized that offspring resemble their parents, he did not understand how traits are inherited. The modern understanding of heredity was shaped by later scientists like Gregor Mendel, who discovered how traits are passed through genes. Darwin’s work laid the foundation for evolutionary biology, explaining how species change over time through a combination of genetic inheritance and natural selection.