Combining the Genes of Two Parents in Offspring Increases ________

question 64

Multiple Choice

Combining the genes of two parents in offspring increases ________ in the population, which is valuable for a species because it provides more characteristics for natural selection to operate on.

• A) the number of males
• B) the number of females
• C) genetic variability
• D) genetic uniformity

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