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Natural selection

Living things vary, many of their differences are inherited, and more young are born than can survive. So the inherited traits that help living things survive and breed become more common over the generations. It is the main way species evolve.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You can explain natural selection from its three facts (variation, inheritance, more young than can survive) and use it to explain a real case, such as the peppered moth.

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  1. 1

    Foundation

    You can explain natural selection from its three facts (variation, inheritance, more young than can survive) and use it to explain a real case, such as the peppered moth.

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What's still between you and Natural selection, depth 1, in the order you can learn it.

  1. 1HeredityDepth 1 · Foundation · Genes and Inheritance
  2. 2VariationDepth 1 · Foundation · Evolution
  3. 3Natural selectionDepth 1 · Foundation · Evolution

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