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Author Question: What is true of natural selection? A) Natural selection is a random process. B) (Read 1023 times)

Garrulous

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on: Jul 9, 2013
What is true of natural selection?
A) Natural selection is a random process.
B) Natural selection creates beneficial mutations.
C) The only way to eliminate harmful mutations is through natural selection.
D) Mutations occur at random; natural selection can preserve and distribute beneficial mutations.
E) Mutations occur when directed by the good of the species; natural selection edits out harmful mutations and causes populations to adapt to the beneficial mutations.


Hawke

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2013
Hello

D is the answer.


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