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What is the difference between genetic drift and change due to natural selection?
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29/11/2020 5:00 pm
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What is the difference between genetic drift and change due to natural selection?
(a) Genetic drift does not require the presence of variation.
(b) Genetic drift never occurs in nature, natural selection does.
(c) Genetic drift does not involve competition between members of a species.
(d) There is no difference.
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29/11/2020 5:01 pm
(c) Genetic drift does not involve competition between members of a species.
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