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Which factor contributes to the increase in frequency of beneficial alleles in a population?
Which factor contributes to the increase in frequency of beneficial alleles in a population?
- Genetic drift
- Mutation (correct)
- Non-random mating
- Gene flow
What is the main mechanism that consistently causes adaptive evolution?
What is the main mechanism that consistently causes adaptive evolution?
- Mutation
- Genetic drift
- Gene flow
- Natural selection (correct)
What does natural selection act on to bring about adaptive evolution?
What does natural selection act on to bring about adaptive evolution?
- Phenotype (correct)
- DNA sequence
- Mutation rate
- Genotype
Which pattern of banding represents the unbanded Lake Erie Water Snake population?
Which pattern of banding represents the unbanded Lake Erie Water Snake population?
Where does the Lake Erie Water Snake population with Pattern C banding pattern occur?
Where does the Lake Erie Water Snake population with Pattern C banding pattern occur?
What does the increase in frequency of beneficial alleles lead to?
What does the increase in frequency of beneficial alleles lead to?
Which of the following is NOT involved in evolution by natural selection?
Which of the following is NOT involved in evolution by natural selection?
Where does the Lake Erie Water Snake population with Pattern B banding pattern occur?
Where does the Lake Erie Water Snake population with Pattern B banding pattern occur?
What is the main source of new genetic variations in a population?
What is the main source of new genetic variations in a population?
Which banding pattern represents the highest percentage of individuals in the Lake Erie Water Snake population?
Which banding pattern represents the highest percentage of individuals in the Lake Erie Water Snake population?
Which factor can result in the bottleneck effect in a population?
Which factor can result in the bottleneck effect in a population?
What is the bottleneck effect?
What is the bottleneck effect?
How can gene flow affect genetic variation among populations?
How can gene flow affect genetic variation among populations?
What can gene flow improve?
What can gene flow improve?
How can alleles be transferred through gene flow?
How can alleles be transferred through gene flow?
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the bottleneck effect?
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the bottleneck effect?
What can result from a drastic reduction in population size due to a sudden environmental change?
What can result from a drastic reduction in population size due to a sudden environmental change?
How does the bottleneck effect affect the gene pool of a population?
How does the bottleneck effect affect the gene pool of a population?
What is gene flow?
What is gene flow?
What is the role of gene flow in the spread of pesticide resistance alleles?
What is the role of gene flow in the spread of pesticide resistance alleles?
