natural selection

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Under this view, mutations are usually neither helpful nor harmful, allowing them to spread quietly without being strongly favored or rejected by natural selection.

From Science Daily

That excess became smaller in older, more common variants, indicating that natural selection gradually removes these mutations.

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"This makes the initial stages of the domestication process a process of pure natural selection."

From BBC

The work highlights how natural selection within sperm can be directly observed in the DNA of children, influencing their chances of inheriting certain genetic disorders.

From Science Daily

His form and background made him a natural selection.

From BBC