Natural selection Flashcards
1
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What is natural selection
A
The process which individuals best suited to their environment pass of their genes
2
Q
Who proposed the theory of natural selection
A
Charles darwin and alfred wallace
3
Q
What are some observations that led Darwin and Wallace to develop the idea of natural selection
A
1.Members of same species looked physically different
2.Offspring looked like their parents
3.There are more offspring than parents
4.Some offspring do not survive
4
Q
What are gene pools
A
a “pool” Includes all the alleles for all the genes in that population
New mutations = More alleles in pool
5
Q
What is allele frequency
A
Is how common an allele is in a particular population
