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

natural selection
natural selection

genetic modification
genetic modification

artificial selection
artificial selection

genetic drift

2 answers

genetic drift
The process of altering the genome of one species by adding genes from another species in order to gain a beneficial trait is known as(1 point)
Responses

genetic drift.
genetic drift.

natural selection.
natural selection.

artificial selection.
artificial selection.

genetic modification.