Darwin hypothesized that groups, rather than individuals, change over time as some traits become more common and other traits disappear. This is known as

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Darwin's hypothesis of the mechanism behind evolution is known as natural selection, where groups of organisms change over time due to the survival and reproduction of individuals with favorable traits, leading to the increase in frequency of those traits in a population.

Darwin Hypothesized That Groups, Rather Than Individuals, Change Over Time