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Sadly the gene has to give some advantage to its bearer to actually spread in the population. With only future benefits, i does not spread.

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This is not true, it can spread. It's called neutral evolution.

It might also just as well disappear again. It's random after all, and when that happens we call it genetic drift. However, it's rare for a gene to be truly neutral.

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