Why is it that falcons cannot fly as fast as a fighter jet?

A. Adaptive traits must conform to environmental conditions.
B. Natural selection can produce deleterious alleles in individuals.
C. Adaptive traits are constrained by historical and genetic factors.
D. Not all adaptive traits are heritable.


Ans: C. Adaptive traits are constrained by historical and genetic factors.

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