Question

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

Answer 1

• 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

Answer 2

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.