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CBSE - Biology - Heredity and Evolution

Heredity and Evolution

NCERT In Text

What are the different ways in which individuals with a particular trait may increase in a population?

Individuals with a particular trait may increase in a population as a result of

the following:

(i) Natural selection: When that trait offers some survival advantage.

(ii) Genetic drift: When some genes governing that trait become common in a population.

(iii) When that trait gets acquired during the individual's lifetime.

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