Therefore, vestigial structures can be considered evidence for evolution, the process by which beneficial heritable traits arise in populations over an extended period of time.

Some argue that natural selection during the Malthusian epoch selected beneficial traits to the growth process and brought about the Industrial Revolution.

He attacked the religion's blind faith in its own infallibility without ever losing sight of the Church's many beneficial traits.

Point germline mutations can lead to beneficial as well as harmful traits or diseases.

He was a bit raw, but he had a sharp mind and keen observational skills, very beneficial traits in security.

Alternatively, this may also be due to the fact that, in western business practices, it is not seen as beneficial to exhibit feminine traits.

Natural selection acts to propagate beneficial genetic traits and eliminate weaknesses.

The quality of its carcase and wool are extra beneficial traits.

The system uses values set to determine random mutations and allows for the effect of natural selection to conserve beneficial traits.

Other hypotheses include genetic linkage to beneficial traits unrelated to hair loss and genetic drift.