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How do traits that are

beneficial to organisms
increase in a population?
A. random mutations
B. DNA recognizes beneficial traits and
keeps them.
C. Natural selection "selects" those traits
over others.

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Positive natural selection, or the tendency of beneficial traits to increase in prevalence (frequency) in a population, is the driving force behind adaptive evolution. ... At the molecular level, selection occurs when a particular DNA variant becomes more common because of its effect on the organisms that carry it.

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