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Whic of the following statements about natural selection is FALSE? Natural selection in a population can only select from the variation that already exists in the population. Natural selection favors traits that allow for increased reproductive success. Natural selection only works in microevolutionary processes, not macroevolution. Natural selection requires heritability, variation, and differential reproductive success.

          Whic of the following statements about natural selection is FALSE?
Natural selection in a population can only select from the variation that already exists in the population.
Natural selection favors traits that allow for increased reproductive success.
Natural selection only works in microevolutionary processes, not macroevolution.
Natural selection requires heritability, variation, and differential reproductive success.
        
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Whic of the following statements about natural selection is FALSE? Natural selection in a population can only select from the variation that already exists in the population. Natural selection favors traits that allow for increased reproductive success. Natural selection only works in microevolutionary processes, not macroevolution. Natural selection requires heritability, variation, and differential reproductive success.
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00:01 Hello, let's say a question.
00:01 So now question they are asking which of the following statement about the concept of natural selection is false? so here they have given few of these statements regarding the natural selection.
00:11 So among them which concept is wrong, i mean false, we need to tell that...
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