Which of the following cannot cause evolutionary change within a population?
A) natural selection
B) nongenetic traits
C) mutation
D) random genetic drift

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Non-genetic traits do not affect the gene pool, and therefore cannot cause evolutionary change within a population. Evolutionary change is dependent on changes in the frequencies of alleles in a population over time. Natural selection, mutation, and random genetic drift can all lead to changes in allele frequencies and thus cause evolutionary change.

Which of the Following Cannot Cause Evolutionary Change Within a Population