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What is the relationship between genetics and evolution?


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Genetics and Evolution:

  1. Evolution is the process by which populations of organisms change over generations takes place.
  2. These modifications are caused by genetic differences.
  3. If a characteristic is beneficial gets developed due to genetic variation and helps an individual survive and reproduce, it is more likely to be handed down to the following generation.
  4. The beneficial characteristic becomes increasingly widespread in a population over time as generations of people.
  5. The trait continues to reproduce, resulting in a population that differs from an ancestral one.

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