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Expert: - 9/13/2009


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Explain how natural selection may bring about evolution. Many thanks

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Hi Warm
The basic idea behind Natural selection is that variation occurs among individuals of a species and when the variation enables the individual to compete with others it survives and passes the trait to the next generation. Those without this competitive advantage do not survive

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Walter Hintz

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Science teacher for over 50 years. MSc. in biology. I can answer questions in general biology, zoology, botany, anatomy and physiology and biochemistry.

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I have a MSc in biology and have been a science teacher for over 50 years. At present I am a faculty member at a college and a science consultant at seven catholic schools.

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