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Question
Consider the following scenario:

An animal is born with a shorter tail. This makes no difference to its ability to survive or reproduce, but as a result of pure luck, the animal survives, reproduces, and passes its shorter tail down to its offspring. Over time, the species develops a shorter tail.

What type of process is described in this scenario?

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Responses

genetic modification
genetic modification

genetic drift
genetic drift

natural selection
natural selection

artificial selection
artificial selection

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
genetic drift — the change in allele frequency due to random chance for a neutral trait rather than selection.