The Modern Synthesis

Question 1

True or False: The work of Wright, Fisher, and Haldane demonstrated how Mendelian genetics explained continuous variation, which became part of the modern synthesis.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

_______ can cause evolutionary change and prevent a population from maintaining a Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium

Answer 2

Natural Selection

Question 3

True or False: Natural selection increases the adaptedness of populations and therefore leads to the best possible phenotype.

Answer 3

False