Evolution is an unpredictable and natural process of temporal descent with genetic modifications that is affected by natural selection, chance, and changing environments. An easier more simplified definition is a change in the gene pool of a population over time. A gene is a hereditary trait that can be passed on for many generations.
The gene pool is the set of all genes in a species or population. In order to understand evolution, it is vital to view populations as a collection of individuals, each harboring a different set of traits. …
