Question

Captive-bred trout reduce the fitness of wild populations, Relative fitness Wild Captive Captive Wild Wild Captive What statement best summarizes the results?A) The gene flow between hatchery-reared and wild populations is leading to a decline in fitness of wild populations.B) The gene flow between hatchery-reared and wild populations is increasing the fitness of the wild populations.C) The gene flow between hatchery-reared and wild populations is neither helping nor hindering the fitness of the wild population.D) This data does not help us understand effects of gene flow on fitness.

Answer 1

Answer:

A) The gene flow between hatchery-reared and wild populations is leading to a decline in fitness of wild populations.

Explanation:

we have relative fitness at its greatest in trouts whose parents are wild x wild. crossing the wild with hatchery reared causes a decrease in the fitness of the troutgene flow is the exchange of genes between two different breeds. the wild is a greatly diverse breed and it is highly adaptive. while the hatchery reared is less adaptive.when these two breed less fit alleles will then be transferred to the wild

therefore option a answers the question