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Does natural selection act on the genotype (genes) or the phenotype (physical traits) of an organism? Why? (I check for plagiarism so DONT)

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  • Natural selections act upon the characteristics of such organisms or bodies which has close interaction with the environment .
  • Or in simple words it acts upon the phenotypes
  • It increases some common things in the population related to phenotypes
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Answer:

Natural selection acts on phenotypes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Yes, because the way organisms act in their environment will determine whether or not the organism's genetic information will be passed on. But, it can cause a change in the genotype of the organism.

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