natural selection
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He said the new findings provide unusually strong evidence that natural selection acted on this gene in the Andes after potato cultivation began.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
To understand what might have prevented dinosaurs from becoming smaller, the researchers turned to mathematical models designed to predict how natural selection influences body size.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
In this view, harmful mutations are usually removed by natural selection, while truly beneficial mutations are so rare that most lasting molecular changes are expected to be neutral.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
There was no epigenesis in the case of giraffes’ long necks nor in more than 99% of the workings of natural selection in other contexts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Thus, natural selection acts oppositely on seeds and on fruits.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
