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The process whereby gene frequencies in a
population change through certain individuals
producing more descendants than others,
because they are better able to reproduce.
The accumulated effect of natural selection
is to produce adaptations such as the
insulating coat of a polar bear or the
spadelike forelimbs of a mole. It was
recognized by Charles Darwin and Alfred
Russel Wallace as the main process driving
evolution.