Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections
Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781269952378
Author: Jane Reese, Martha Taylor, Eric Simon, Jean Dickey, Kelly Hogan
Publisher: PEARSON
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To explain: The role of natural selection in evolutionary adaptation such as dispersal of the dandelion seeds.

Concept introduction: Natural selection is the basic mechanism of evolution representing the survival and reproduction of organism in its environment. The process of natural selection leads to evolutionary adaptation for heritable changes in populations through the concept “survival of the fittest” under stressed conditions.

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