Briefly explain in your own words, what is meant by the following three terms: 1) natural selection, 2) genetics, and 3) evolution. Focus your answer on clarifying the difference(s) and/or similarities between these terms relative to understanding the development, growth, and functioning of human society.
Natural selection is one of the basic mechanisms of evolution. Natural selection is a theory to explain how the diversity of life with so many species and large variations in characters came to exist.
A special case of natural selection is sexual selection, in which, any characters that influence an organisms access to mating partners.
Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variations due to natural selection which lead to evolution. Genetic processes work in combination with an organisms environment and experiences to influence development and behavior, which is referred to as nature versus nurture.
Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics that is genes of biological populations over successive generations.
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