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Natural Selection - Evolution - MCAT Content


Which statement is not part of the concept of natural selection?

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Genes of an individual adapt to a changing environment.
Genes of an individual adapt to a changing environment.

Individuals that possess the most favorable variations will have the best chance of reproducing.
Individuals that possess the most favorable variations will have the best chance of reproducing.

More individuals are produced than will survive.
More individuals are produced than will survive.

Variation occurs among individuals in a population.

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
The statement that is not part of the concept of natural selection is:

**Genes of an individual adapt to a changing environment.**

This statement is misleading because natural selection acts on existing genetic variations within a population; it does not involve individuals adapting their genes during their lifetime. Instead, it is populations that evolve over time as advantageous traits become more common due to differential reproductive success.

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