What is the most accurate definition of microevolution?

a. heritable changes in the genetics of a population
b. natural selection leading to adaptation
c. the occurrence of a series of mutations over time
d. the origin of new species through natural selection
e. the origin of major new forms of life over time


ANSWER: a

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