How Selection Changes Traits Over Time

Describe and give examples of how natural and artificial selection change the occurrence of traits in a population over generations.

Part of The student knows how systems are organized and function to support the health of an organism and how traits are inherited

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Selection and Traits

Living things in a population have different traits, like fur color or leg length. Some individuals pass their traits to offspring more often than others. This lesson shows how natural selection and artificial selection both change how common a trait becomes over many generations.

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