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A pelican is born with a larger bill than other pelicans of the same species. When this pelican

breeds, some of its offspring also have larger bills. What is the most likely explanation for the
larger bills in the pelican and its offspring?


Inheritance of an quoted trait

A mutation

Natural selection

A change in diet

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Answer:

natural selection

Step-by-step explanation:

it is a biological selection of genes, whether dominant or negative.

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