Natural selection refers to the

A. ability of farmers and breeders to develop animals with specific traits, such as fast horses and hairless Chihuahuas.
B. ability to select embryos with certain characteristics during in vitro fertilization.
C. success of one trait over another in the survival of a species.
D. dominance of genes for one trait, such as dark eye color, over another, such as blue eye color.


Answer: C

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