Natural selection exerts little or no effect on traits that appear during an individual's ____.
A) preadolescent years
B) embryonic development
C) juvenile phase
D) postreproductive life
E) reproductive life

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Natural selection has little or no effect on traits that appear during an individual's postreproductive life because these traits do not affect the individual's ability to reproduce and pass on genes to the next generation.

Natural Selection Exerts Little or No Effect on Traits That