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Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
The unit of natural selection is the

A

individual

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population

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species

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family

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Solution

The correct option is A individual
Individuals are usually called the "unit of selection" as of whether individual life/dies/reproduces changes the genetic composition of the next generation.
So the correct option is A, individual.

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