What would happen if a mutation created a new allele that decreased fitness? *

Q: How is variation different from adaptation? *     No answer Variation is always caused by mutation…

A: Different species in the living world live in different ecosystem. Some fever to live in extreme…

Q: Create an A3 poster that demonstrates the following genetic concepts: The difference between…

A: The differences observed in individuals for a particular trait is mostly related to their genotypes…

Q: Natural Selection is defined as the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to…

A: IntroductionNatural selection is a cornerstone of evolutionary biology, explaining how populations…

Q: What is the gene pool?     A part of a chromosome that encodes an RNA or protein product in its DNA…

A: The basic physical and functional unit of hereditary is referred to as gene, which is stored in the…

Q: Mutations are the ultimate source of genetic variation. Consider a population of 500 diploid…

A: If a mutation occurs in one individual, it means that there is now one copy of the new allele in the…

Q: As you have read, if an allele is paired with another one just like it, the name for the pair is…

A: Genes control the genetic characteristics of an organism.  Genotype is the genetic characteristics…

Q: How might an evolutionary biologist explain why a species of salamander becomes blind after…

A: Evolution is described as a change in the allele frequencies, or genetic makeup, of a population or…

Q: Selection of the most favourable characteristics Transmission of parent’s characteristics by DNA…

A: Mendel then theorized that genes will be made from three possible pairings of heredity units, that…

Q: You discover that selection favors allele A and that this results in an increase in the frequency of…

A: This is also known as genetic drift or hitchhiking effect.   In this allelic frequency changes are…

Q: Assume you are studying a population of ocean shrimp that reproduce asexually. You sequence the…

A: Evolution is defined as the change in trait of an individual over a period of time.

Q: Based on the data shown in the graph, select the statements that describe what happens whenever one…

A: Often organisms reproduce to form their next generation. This reproduction depends on natural…

Q: In order for evolution to occur via natural selection on a particular trait, which of the following…

A: The correct answer is: variation, fitness consequences, and mode of inheritance.Variation: This is…

Q: The variation in the trait is at least partially genetic and can be passed from generation to…

A: Genes determine phenotypic traits or characteristics that can be observed in an organism. It…

Q: A detrimental recessive allele can increase in frequency by way of Group of answer choices founder…

A: The alleles are the alternative forms of a gene that are located on the same locus of a homologous…

Q: Genetic drift changes the gene flow whereby the breeding pairs have no mutations. Group of answer…

A: Gene flow is the transfer of genetic material from one population to another.

Q: Provided with the evidences on the picture, choose which of these represents descent with…

A: Natural selection as well as other factors can help these alterations get entrenched in a whole…

Q: /hich of the following is an example of disruptive selection? O Short weeds that grow close to the…

A: The disruptive selection is also called diversifying selection. This type of selection favors the…

Q: Which of the following traits are more likely to become widesprea the next generation? acquired…

A: The passing on of traits from parents to their offspring is known as heredity, also described as…

Q: The gene pool of the peppered moth population in England changed. As a result, the frequency of the…

A: Ans - c ) Black soot from the burning of coal discolored the bark of local trees; black moths became…

Q: hich individuals have the highest fitness among all others where there is no malaria? Group of…

A: Sickel Cell Anaemia is a genetic hereditary disorder in which red blood cells shape changes in to…

Q: Which is an example of an evolutionary adaptation? Group of answer choices constancy in the rate of…

A: Evolutionary adaptation is the adjustment of organisms to their environment in order to improve…

Q: bar graph showing the change in genotypes (q2, p2 and 2pq) over time. you must include axes titles,…

A: Genotype of an organism is combination of alleles at a specific locus. Allele frequency is simply…

Q: Is natural selection random with respect to fitness?

A:

Q: Which of the following changes or mutations can be acted upon by natural selection? For each choice,…

A: Evolution is the gradual accumulation of changes in organisms over a period of time. The theory of…

Q: In terms of natural selection, what is a "detrimental mutation"? O One that has a negative effect on…

A: A mutation is a sudden change in the sequence of the organism's genome. It arises due to replication…

Q: A population of wildflowers consists of two flower colors. Yellow flowers (C^y) are completely…

A: Hardy Weinberg equilibrium is a imaginary which considers if there is no evolution then the…

Q: Would it have made a difference if natural selection had acted on the dominant allele instead of the…

A: Alleles are different versions of a gene. They are classified as dominant or recessive based on…

Q: antagonistic pleiotropy hypothesis

A: The various characteristic properties of individual is controlled by the gene in the genetic…

Q: Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. Which statement BEST explains how cystic…

A: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that affects the lungs, digestive system, and other body…

Q: Explain how these drawings illustrate an example of natural selection. Include the term "adaptive…

A: Natural selection is a process that results in the adaptation of an organism to its environment by…

Q: Which disappears more rapidly from a population, a deleterious dominant allele or a deleterious…

A: Alleles can be described as alternative forms of a gene. A dominant allele can be expressed in a…

Q: The color of a dragonfly body is determined by a single gene. Two dragonflies homozygous for blue…

A: In the given question, it is stated that a single ring determines the colour of the dragonfly body.…

Q: Darwin put together several pieces of information when formulating his theory of evolution. Which of…

A: The theory of evolution stated by Darwin includes the following points: Evolution is a constant…

Q: You are tall, dark, and handsome but only average in intelligence. You want your future sons and…

A: The variations in the population are made by mutations, gene flow, genetic drift. These bring the…

Q: A population of organisms experiences a change in their environment. In order for natural selection…

A: Evolution depends on natural selection and useful mutations.Organisms that have accumulated useful…

Q: which sequence correctly summarizes how evolution by natural selection works? The arrows can be read…

A: According to natural selection theory, organisms produce more offspring than can survive in their…

Q: please help

A:

Q: The next four problems are part of a series. For these problems, see your book for a detailed…

A: Since you have posted a question with multiple sub-parts, we will solve first three subparts for…

Q: What describes the phenotypic plasticity of an organism best? O the degree of which individuals can…

A: It is a multiple choice question.

Q: In natural selection, what must be TRUE of traits that are passed down through generations? * The…

A: The theory of natural selection was given by Charles Darwin. According to this theory the  traits…

Q: Genetic variation is the product of completely random events, but acting upon this randomness is a…

A: The term "genetic variation" refers to the variation in the genetic composition of individuals…

Q: If vestigial traits are no longer useful to an organism, why don't they evolve out of the…

A: Vestigial organs are those structures that are present in the body which had some sort of use for…

Q: Which of the variations would be favorable in this environment for the population of polar bears?

A: Darwin was a pioneer scientist who revolutionized the domain of evolution by giving certain theories…

Ecological adaptations

An ecological adaptation is any morphological, physiological, or behavioral trait of an organism that allows it to survive and reproduce in a habitat or ecosystem. Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which an organism gradually gets more acclimated to its surroundings.