Adaptive traits are characteristics that increase an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in a specific environment.
Topic 7.12: 7.12 Origins of Life on Earth
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The process by which individuals with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce.
The change in the genetic makeup of a population over time, often driven by natural selection.
Differences in genes among individuals within a population; this is what allows natural selection to occur as it provides material for adaptive traits.