The Notion That the Heritable Characteristics That Provide a Survival

question 166

Multiple Choice

The notion that the heritable characteristics that provide a survival or reproductive advantage are more likely to be passed on to subsequent generations is known as ​

• A)natural selection.
• B)polygenic transmission.
• C)genetic mapping.
• D)gene flow.

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