natural selection
noun
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1
A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.
2
A process by which poor individual choices or attributes naturally, or rightfully, lead to poor outcomes, especially death.
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