Which of the following statements about natural selection is TRUE?
A) Natural selection is a random process.
B) Natural selection acts on phenotypes that are controlled by genes.
C) Natural selection adapts a species to its environment,but it is not the process by which new species evolve.
D) Natural selection changes the frequency of alleles in an individual.
E) Natural selection operates independently of the environment.
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A) living humans,orangutans,chimpanzees,and gorillas.
B) living and
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Q81: A gene that has been favored by
Q82: If a population undergoes negative selection,the allele
Q83: A mutation arises in a population of
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A) usually detrimental.
B) usually neutral.
C) usually
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Q89: Positive selection on a population confers
A) heterozygote
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