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What do gradualism and punctuated equilibrium have in common?
They are both explanations of the rate of evolutionary change.
They are both explanations that were put forth by Darwin.
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Correct: they are both explanations of the rate (tempo) of evolutionary change.
Briefly: Darwin advocated gradualism (slow, continuous change). Punctuated equilibrium, proposed by Eldredge and Gould in the 1970s, argues for long periods of stasis interrupted by relatively rapid bursts of speciation.
Briefly: Darwin advocated gradualism (slow, continuous change). Punctuated equilibrium, proposed by Eldredge and Gould in the 1970s, argues for long periods of stasis interrupted by relatively rapid bursts of speciation.
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