Variation Flashcards

(3 cards)

1
Q

why is variaiton benficial

A

it reduces the chance of extinction from diseases on species

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2
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adaptive features

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inherited functional features which define an organisms fitness and fitness shows how a oragnism will survive and reporduce in their environment

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3
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antibiotics resistance

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  1. a mutation occurs in a bacterial cell allele which makes it resistant to antibiotic
  2. when antibiotic is administered the bacteria which has this specific mutation will survive where as the bacteria which does not have this mutation to be resisitant against the antibiotics will not survive
  3. the resistant bacteria will survive and reproduce which means passing on the resistant allele to produce more resistant bacteria
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