CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS (LL)-W/MOD.MA
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Chapter 21.1, Problem 3CC
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The effect of only asexual reproduction of organisms in a population that have stopped the sexual reproduction by referring the concept 10.4.
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Asexual reproduction involve production offspring from a single organism, that inherit the genes from one parent only whereas the sexual reproduction involve production of offspring from two individuals of different sexes (male and female), results in recombination of their genetic information in offspring.
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CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS (LL)-W/MOD.MA
Ch. 21.1 - Explain why genetic variation within a population...Ch. 21.1 - Of all the mutations that occur in a population,...Ch. 21.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 21.2 - A population has 700 individuals, 85 of genotype...Ch. 21.2 - The frequency of allele a is 0.45 for a population...Ch. 21.2 - WHAT IF? A locus that affects susceptibility to a...Ch. 21.3 - In what sense is natural selection more...Ch. 21.3 - Distinguish genetic drift from gene flow in terms...Ch. 21.3 - WHAT IF? Suppose two plant populations exchange...Ch. 21.4 - What is the relative fitness of a sterile mule?...
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