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Which of the following is responsible for evolution according to Neo-darwinism?

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Mutation
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Natural selection
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Adaptive radiation
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Both A and B
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Solution

The correct option is D Both A and B
Natural selection is the core creative agent in evolution, mutations, variations, are also factors leading to the development of new species. Organisms more suited to the environmental conditions will survive empowering the forces of competition. The organism with beneficial mutations, stronger genotype will be the fittest and will survive. After successive generations, all the stronger gene pool leads to an evolution of new species.

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