An adaptive trait is
a. any heritable trait.
b. any heritable trait that improves organisms' chances for survival
c. any heritable trait that improves organisms' chances for survival and reproduction
d. any heritable trait that improves organisms' chances for survival and reproduction at higher rates than other individuals in a population
e. any inheritable trait that improves organisms' chance for survival and reproduction at lower rates than other individuals in a population
D
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