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Select the correct answer.

Which statement accurately describes natural selection?
A.
It ensures that 100 percent of beneficial traits will pass on to the next generation.
B.
It ensures that all individuals with harmful traits are unable to reproduce.
C.
Individuals with beneficial traits are more likely to successfully reproduce than those with harmful traits.
D.
Individuals are all equally likely to successfully reproduce, but the genome will mutate to erase harmful traits.

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Answer:

D .

Step-by-step explanation:

Individuals are all equally likely to successfully reproduce, but the genome will mutate to erase harmful traits.

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