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codyclark

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on: Aug 22, 2018

What is convergent evolution?
  a. Organisms that evolve to look similar due to environmental conditions
  b. The natural selection applied to one population rather than another
  c. The random alteration in genetic variation
  d. Spontaneous mutation
  e. Biological predeterminism



Question 2

How do entirely new genetic traits arise?
  a. spontaneous mutation
  b. adaptations
  c. natural selection
  d. reproduction
  e. predeterminism



cassie_ragen

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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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