According to Darwin, adaptive ability is :-

Acquired

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Mutation

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Inherited

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Branching descent

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Solution

The correct option is D Branching descent
Some individuals are better adapted to survive in new environment as the adaptive ability is transmitted to next generation as it has a genetic basis and is selected by nature. Branching descent and natural selection are the two basic points in Darwinian Theory of evolution.
So the correct answer is 'Branching descent'.

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