What is true about microevolution?

2 answers:

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Microevolution refers to changes that occur within a single species or group or organisms. Microevolution, as opposed to macroevolution, occurs in a short period of time. In microevolution, the ancestor and the descendant obviously belong to the same type. For example, certain pests have evolved in such a way that they become immune to pesticides; the same thing has happened to certain weeds and herbicides. Hope this helps.

PSYCHO15rus [73]3 years ago

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Microevolution is the changes in allele frequencies that occur over time within a population. This change is due to four different processes which are presented below:

The five agents of microevolution are:

Mutations

Gene Flow

Genetic Drift

Sexual Selection

Natural Selection

The correct answer choice is: A) It is a change in allele frequency within a population.

I hope this helps, Regards.

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