Which of the following statements regarding natural selection is false?
A) Natural selection depends on the local environment at the current time.
B) Natural selection starts with the creation of new alleles that are directed toward improving an organism's fitness.
C) Natural selection and evolutionary change can occur in a short period of time (a few generations).
D) Natural selection can be observed working in organisms alive today.

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Natural selection does not start with the creation of new alleles, but rather it acts on the variation already present in a population. New alleles may arise through mutation, but natural selection acts on the variation that's already there.

Which of the Following Statements Regarding Natural Selection Is False