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Which of the following statements supports the claim that artificial selection is driving evolutionary change among Africa’s female forest elephants? Choose two that apply.

A. The number of male elephants losing their tusks to poachers is at an all-time high.

B. The number of female elephants born with tusks decreases overtime as poaching for Tusk ivory continues.

C. The variation of traits, such as having or not having tusks, is a result of genetic variations occurring in the population.

D. The trait of being tuskless confers an advantage making it more probable that an elephant will survive and reproduce.

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I think it’s c but I’m not too sure tho
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