Variations Drive Evolution
Variations drive evolution, theoretically. In Darwin Discovering the Tree of Life, evolution scientist Niles Eldredge at the American Museum of Natural History applied the V.I.S.T.A. acronym to explain Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. The “V” signifies variation followed by inheritance, selection, time, and adaptation, known as the five pillars of natural selection.
The selection of variations plays a pivotal role in driving Darwin’s theory of evolution. In the sixth edition of the Origin of Species, while “natural selection” appears 408 times, the term “variations” appear 303 times.
