Which statement is not true about natural selection?
A. Natural selection acts to eliminate deleterious alleles from the gene pool.
B. Genetic variation must be present in a population for natural selection to act.
C. Natural selection preserves advantageous traits acquired during an individual's lifetime.
D. Individuals that are better suited to the environment should, on average, contribute more offspring to the next generation.
E. Natural selection leads to evolutionary change.
