The correct term to describe this phenomenon is natural selection. This occurs when certain traits become more common in a population due to the survival and reproduction of individuals with those traits, especially after a significant event, such as a disease, affects the population.
Rabbits can exhibit a number of colors in their coats: black, white, tan, brown, red, and grey. A disease randomly kills off most of the population and leaves only black and grey rabbits. Future generations are only black or grey. What is the term used to describe this phenomenon?(1 point)
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genetic modification
genetic modification
artificial selection
artificial selection
natural selection
natural selection
genetic drift
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