"Natural selection" is a process by which
A) favorable traits become increasingly common in a population of interbreeding individuals, while traits that are unfavorable become less common.
B) animal breeders select animals in each generation that have the most "natural" traits to breed the next generation.
C) favorable traits become increasingly common in a population over the course of a single generation.
D) genetic mutations lead to random changes within a population of organisms.

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Natural selection is a gradual, non-random process by which biological traits become both more or less common in a population as a function of the effect of inherited traits on the differential reproductive success of organisms interacting with their environment. In other words, organisms with traits that are better suited to their environment have a higher chance of surviving and reproducing, passing these beneficial traits to their offspring and increasing the frequency of those traits in the population over time.

"Natural Selection" Is a Process by Which