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Selection (natural or artificial) that favors a particular trait, increases the frequency of that trait in the population.
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Sexual selection occurs whena. one sex has a higher fitness than the otherb. a species exhibits sexual dimorphismc. there is a male dominance hierarchy and only the alpha male reproduces. d. There is monogamous mating.e. A trait is favored by one sex such that individuals of the opposite sex
possessing that trait have an increased likelihood of reproducing.
You are working on an undergraduate project, studying an insect species. A recent study showed that the pigmentation pattern used for camouflage is made by an enzyme K. However, it has been shown that, when compared to the Kk individuals, the KK homozygotes would have a higher chance of dying from pigment overdose before growing up, while the kk individuals can easily fall to predation before becoming adults. In fact, when compared to the Kk individuals, the estimated selection coefficients for KK and kk are 0.25 and 0.5, respectively. You are interested in what would happen to these alleles. At present, you have conducted a population survey and have 1000 larvae in your collection. Among them, 360 are KK, 480 Kkand 160 kk.
1)How many larvae would survive to adulthood
a) 170 b) 414 c)583 d)750 e)830
2)Following up the previous question, what would be the KK genotype frequency at the adult?
a) 0.090 b) 0.270 c) 0.325 d) 0.360 e) 0.529
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The pesticide DDT was widely used in the 1940s as a method of insect control. In
the late 1950s the first DDT-resistant mosquitoes were discovered, and
eventually DDT-resistant mosquitoes were found globally. When DDT is used
now, the development of DDT resistance in mosquito populations occurs in
months rather than years.Which of the following best explains the observations
concerning DDT resistance in mosquitoes? *
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The proportion of DDT-resistant mosquitoes in a population remains constant due to
the metabolic costs of DDT utilization
DDT is a chemical signal that delays normal reproductive cycles in many mosquito
populations.
Natural selection favors DDT-resistant mosquitoes that are already present in a
population when DDT exposure occurs.
Competition for limited resources causes mosquitoes to migrate to geographical
areas that have richer supplies of DDT.
A population of 1.492 finches is introduced to a rainforest. Over the next year, the
finches showa death rate of…
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