What is natural selection in evolutionary biology?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce more successfully
- Step 1: Natural selection acts on phenotypic variation. Step 2. Individuals possessing alleles that confer higher fitness (survival and reproductive advantages) leave more surviving offspring. Answer: Individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce more successfully. Why not the others: Over generations, the frequency of beneficial alleles increases in the population.
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