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There is a population of squirrels who have bushy or hairless tails. 75% of the hairless tailed squirrels leave the area and migrate to Branchburg. Meanwhile, 5 new squirrels enter the area and have straight haired tails. What type of evolutionary mechanism has occurred?

A. genetic drift
B. gene flow
C. natural selection
D. non-random mating

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The type of evolutionary mechanism that occurred was natural selection
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Natural selection is the answer
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