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AnnyKZ [126]
4 years ago
6

Why are populations, rather than individuals, the units of evolution?

Biology
1 answer:
Olin [163]4 years ago
8 0
The units of evolution are populations and not individuals because a variation or a mutation in an individual is not sure to last or produce offsprings having the same variation or mutation. The proof that a species has truly evolved is when the variation has allowed the species to survive its environment and produce generations carrying the same variation.
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