Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The process of natural selection conserves the alleles of high fitness and those individuals are more likely to survive and reproduce. These alleles express the phenotypic characteristics that increase the chances of the organism’s survival in the environment.

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