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Evolution is not the same as adaptation or natural selection. Natural selection is a mechanism, or cause, of evolution. Adaptations are physical or behavioral traits that make an organism better suited to its environment. Heritable variation comes from random mutations.
Explanation:
Phenotype refers to the observable traits an organism has. An example is blue eyes, black hair.
Answer:
The answer is option "B"
Explanation:
DNA is comprised of a set of genes that dictates a given trait. The genes themselves are comprised of alleles that allow for variations and differences in the trait that the concerned gene is responsible for. In the case of D. Melanogaster, there is an allele that allows for resistance to pesticides such as DDT. The two samples that are referred to in the question are differentiated on the basis of the amount of time that has lapsed since the start of significant DDT usage. So at the time when widespread DDT usage was not in place, the sample showed no DDT resistant alleles. With the passage of time in which DDT usage grew, the resultant effect as evidenced from the later sample indicated a significantly higher percentage of DDT resistant allele. This means that the ability of this species of fruit flies to survive, referred to as their evolutionary fitness, increased only after use of DDT increased. This means that DDT resistance trait changed as a natural response to the introduction of a different climate thereby allowing subsequent offspring of fruit flies to boast of higher numbers of alleles that have DDT resistance capacities thus allowing them to survive.
Answer:
The banding pattern on a stained gel.
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