11.1 Flashcards
How does antibiotic resistance appear?
different types of variations exist in any population relative to its genetic diversity
How do new alleles form?
mutations
a genetic variation that increases fitness is called
adaptation
What is predation selection?
can lead to natural selection in prey populations and may alleviate competition among surviving individuals
Predation selection is most likely
random
What does the pinky mean in the five fingers of evolution?
small population
What does the ring finger mean in the five fingers of evolution?
non-random mating
What does the middle finger mean in the five fingers of evolution?
mutations
What does the pointer finger mean in the five fingers of evolution?
gene flow
What does the thumb mean in the five fingers of evolution?
adaptation
What does evolution mean in biology
change in the gene pool from a population from generation to generation by such processes like mutation, natural selection, genetic drift