In a species, what is required for a new sensory adaptation to evolve by natural selection?
A)Individuals that needed this trait mutated a sensory receptor to create the new adaptation.
B)Individuals that possessed this trait produced more offspring than those that did not possess the trait.
C)Individuals that possessed this trait survived by chance, and passed on the trait to their offspring.
D)Individuals immigrated to a new area, and brought the trait with them.

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For a new sensory adaptation to evolve by natural selection, individuals with the trait must have a reproductive advantage, producing more offspring than those without the trait. This increases the frequency of the trait in the population over generations.

In a Species, What Is Required for a New Sensory