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tatiyna
3 years ago
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What is the meaning of the phrase ""disease is an agent of natural selection""? Group of answer choices Disease can favor surviv

al of individuals who carry specific alleles. Disease randomizes natural selection. Disease removes the effects of natural selection. Natural selection can cause a disease.
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rusak2 [61]3 years ago
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The phrase "disease is an agent of natural selection" means that those individuals which carry specific genes to resist the disease will be selected by the nature, whereas those individuals which that don't have or not capable of developing resistance genes will be excluded.

It is a well-established fact that diseases (mainly outbreaks) are best action of nature to select only those individuals which can modify there genetic material and thrive against the changing environmental conditions. Let's take the example of Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) this year. From the statistics we know that old people that develop the disease are most likely killed within a few days. However, young people can develop immunity against the virus easily. Hence, nature selects young people and exclude older people. This natural phenomenon is however driven by the disease.

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