A population of beetles in which some individuals are blue and some individuals are green evolves by chance because more alleles of one color are transmitted to the next generation than alleles of the other color. This mechanism of evolution is known as

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Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution that occurs when alleles' frequencies change due to random chance, rather than selection pressures. In the scenario described, the random transmission of more alleles of one color over the other is a classic example of genetic drift affecting the population's genetic makeup.

A Population of Beetles in Which Some Individuals Are Blue