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If a fish is able to breathe outside of water but does not reproduce, that trait(1 point)
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is a disadvantageous mutation.
is a disadvantageous mutation.

will be acquired by other fish.
will be acquired by other fish.

does not impact evolution.
does not impact evolution.

will be inherited by other fish.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
does not impact evolution.

Because the fish does not reproduce, the trait is not passed to offspring and therefore cannot be acted on by natural selection or change the population's gene pool.