Essentials of Biology
Essentials of Biology
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780078024221
Author: Sylvia S. Mader Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The importance of genetic variation to the process of natural selection.

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Genetic variation is important in the process of natural selection.

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Genetic variation is defined as the tendency of genetic characteristics to vary. The process of natural selection was first put forth by Charles Darwin and it is considered to be the important invention in the field of evolutionary biology. It is the process of allele frequency change due to difference in fitness of individuals of different genotypes in terms of survival and reproduction.

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