The mechanism proposed by Darwin in his theory of evolution stating that organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and transmit their genetic characteristics to their offspring, is called ________
a. mutational transmosis
b. natural selection
c. behavior genetics
d. random adaptation
Answer: b
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