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How does genetic variation within a species increase the chance of survival in a species in a changing environment? explain and provide an example

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Let’s take butterflies for an example.
Some butterflies change into different colours depending on the environment.
A tree camouflaged butterfly would not survive in a grass camouflaged butter. The reason they survive is because of genetic variation.
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