Biology 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078024269
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-426-9

Chapter 1 - A View of Life - Assess - Page 16: 6

Answer

a. natural selection

Work Step by Step

Evolution by natural selection is the inevitable consequence of three simple conditions: variation, inheritance, and differential reproductive success. Natural selection does not act directly on genotypes: It operates on phenotypic differences among the individuals in a population.
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