Which of the following is NOT one of the three principles of Natural Selection as proposed by Darwin? The genetic code of an organism can change in response to the environment within one lifetime. More offspring are born that can survive (the capacity for reproduction is higher than the environmental resources necessary for survival) Offspring have variable characteristics (they are not identical and thus some characteristics may be favored). The characteristics of an organism are inherited, or passed from parent to offspring
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