the vast importance of genetics
Charles Darwin.
Well, since Darwin was the one who invented the theory of evolution, I would say that he did biology because biology is the study of living things.
The better question would be; what biological sciences DO NOT support Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Evolution is the backbone of biology and the theory that explains much about evolution is the bedrock on which all biology is built, regardless of the apparent absence in some disciplines of biology. It is no longer just Darwin's theory as many disciplines not formed then, and some extant then, have added to and refined the theory. Genetics Molecular cell biology. Evolutionary developmental biology. Biochemistry. Geology. Paleontology. Population generics. Botany. Evolutionary biology. And the list can go on. Google, disciplines in biology, wiki.
Charles Darwin's contribution to the field of biology was the theory of evolution due to natural selection. This attempts to explain how species adapt to their environments, sometimes leading to the development of new species.
Darwin's theory, which is no longer just Darwin's, is the bedrock on which the modern discipline of biology rests. All the disparate observations that naturalists made up to the time of Darwin suddenly had explanations. The species problem, how species arise, was, basically solved. Predictions from the theory could now be made and tested, just as they are made and tested today. " Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. " Dobzanski
The unifying theme that united the work of Darwin and Mendel was the discovery of DNA. DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid.
The discovery of DNA as the genetic material was the unified theme.
The discovery of DNA as the genetic material was the unified theme.
The discovery of DNA as the genetic material was the unified theme.
The discovery of DNA as the genetic material was the unified theme.
The discovery of DNA as the genetic material was the unified theme.
Both Charles Robert Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace are responsible for this theory that hangs all of biology together.
Charles Darwin
Darwin
To a certain extent, Charles Darwin, and his views on Evolution, brought much attention to the field of biology. His views were based at least in part on biology and of course were controversial. Thus, it can be said he made this science "popular" in terms of peaking the public's interest in it.
Charles Darwin.
Charles Darwin?