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The finches of Galapagos Islands provide an evidence in favour of

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A.Evolution due to mutation
B.Retrogressive evolution
C.Biogeographical evolution
D.Special creation

Solution

(c) [Key Concept: Galapagos Finches — Biogeographical Evidence of Evolution] The finches of Galapagos islands provide evidence in favour of biogeographical evolution. Darwin's finches show adaptive radiation — a common ancestor colonised the Galapagos islands from South America and evolved into multiple species with different beak shapes adapted to different food sources on different islands. This demonstrates biogeographical distribution of evolution.

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