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Natural Selection

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Natural selection is the mechanism by which individuals whose traits better fit their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate, shifting allele frequencies over time.

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Moths with a coloring that better matches tree bark are eaten less often and leave more offspring behind.

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A single organism does not undergo natural selection in its lifetime; only a reproducing population does, across generations.