Role of Genetic Variation in Natural Selection
Genetic variation within a population is essential for natural selection to occur. This diversity in genes and traits allows some individuals to be better adapted to environmental changes than others. Consequently, these better-suited individuals are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing their advantageous genes to the next generation. In a genetically identical population, environmental shifts would affect all individuals equally, leaving no basis for selection and adaptation.
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