Which statement about the evolution of development is false?
A) Evolution by natural selection "works" like a tinker,assembling new structures by combining and modifying available materials.
B) Nearly all evolutionary innovations are the result of modifications of previously existing mechanisms and structures.
C) The genes that control development are highly conserved.
D) Natural selection can act on any signaling pathway that affects development.
E) Because modifications of developmental sequences are usually lethal,natural selection does not act on mutations that alter development.

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This statement is false. Natural selection can act on mutations that alter development, and sometimes minor modifications can result in beneficial changes rather than being lethal.

Which Statement About the Evolution of Development Is False