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?

(1 point)
Responses

genetic drift
genetic drift

artificial selection
artificial selection

natural selection
natural selection

genetic modification

1 answer

genetic drift