The genetic preservation of the features that increase the likelihood of survival and reproduction of some individuals within a population is called the process of  

A.  increasing evolutionary resistance.
B.  creation of new species.
C.  genetic drift.
D.  outcrossing.
E.  natural selection.


E.  natural selection.

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