New gene pools are generated in every generation, and evolution takes place because the successful individuals produced by these gene pools give rise to the next generation. (Ernst Mayr)

New gene pools are generated in every generation, and evolution takes place because the successful individuals produced by these gene pools give rise to the next generation.

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