ecotao
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Message 50 of 302 (392648)
04-01-2007 4:51 PM
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Natural selection is the term for a process where offspring from parents show genetic based variation (physical, physiological and behavioural) and there is differential survival of progeny at each generation due to a feature that offers a survival advantage over another variation of that feature (alternative phenotypes) in other individuals. Environmental (biotic and abiotic) factors will "select" for features/individuals in a population that suit the prevailing conditions.
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