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The process of increasing the frequency of beneficial alleles in the population while decreasing the frequency of deleterious alleles is called ____? options: A. survival of the fittestB. adaptive evolution C. population genetics D. geographic isolation

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The way to increase the frequency of beneficial alleles and traits while decreasing the frequency of deleterious alleles is due to natural selection. This is referred to as adaptive evolution. Its performance is independent choosing the one with a higher qualities compared to the rest of the population. This is done so that the modifications will make the specific organisms be able to survive in a given habitat.

Answer - Option B - adaptive evolution

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