In a Gene-Centered View of Evolution by Natural Selection

question 5

Multiple Choice

In a gene-centered view of evolution by natural selection

• A) organisms with alleles for the most adaptive traits have higher survival and reproduction and thus are able to pass on these traits to their offspring.
• B) evolution is synonymous with natural selection, in which individuals that reproduce more cause a population or species to evolve over time.
• C) evolution is a change in gene frequency within a population, where only genes (not organisms) replicate themselves.
• D) natural selection is a process that aims to maximize traits that will perpetuate the species' survival.

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