Biological Science (6th Edition)

by Freeman, Scott; Quillin, Kim; Allison, Lizabeth; Black, Michael; Taylor, Emily; Podgorski, Greg; Carmichael Jeff

Published by Benjamin Cummings

ISBN 10: 0321976495

ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-649-9

Chapter 22 - Evolution by Natural Selection - Review - Page 454: 4

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Evolutionary fitness is described as the ability of an organism or species to survive and reproduce, yielding fertile offspring to pass down genes. This can be gauged by counting the healthy, fertile offspring produced.

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