If the survivors of an original population survived due to specific phenotypes that they possessed, then this event is an example of
A) natural selection.
B) genetic drift.
C) founder effect.
D) industrial melanism.
E) gene flow. Selected survival is considered natural selection.

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Natural selection is the process by which certain advantageous traits within a population become more common over time due to their ability to provide a survival or reproductive advantage. If certain individuals within a population possess advantageous traits that allow them to survive and reproduce while others do not, then those traits will become more common in future generations through natural selection. This scenario describes a situation where specific phenotypes within a population are selected for by natural selection.

If the Survivors of an Original Population Survived Due to Specific