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Why does having a genetically diverse population make a species more likely to survive a change to the environment?

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The population will have more possible adaptions. ///APEX

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Genetic adaptability is very important to the survival and adaptability of any specie. This is because, in a diverse population, the possibility of finding individuals with the right genetic adaptability to the changing environment is higher, the population will have more possible adaptations. 
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