The Gardener removes the apical bud
-the amount of the hormone that inhibits shoot elongation begins to decrease in the lateral buds
-the balance of hormones in the lateral buds shifts in favor of growth
-the memberlist cells in the lateral buds begin to divide
-the plant grows shoots which elongate into branches from the lateral buds
plant becomes bushier
A mistake in DNA replication before meiosis produces an organism that is better able to outrun predators.
Explanation:
The genetic variation results from the different alleles of a population. The mutation or mistake in DNA replication would cause gene variants which may be beneficial. The variation in the DNA sequence of genome results in variants in small population.
Genetic variation is the cause of natural selection and eventually, evolution takes place with beneficial traits.
It is mentioned in the question that resulting offspring having received the mutant allele could result in better surviving capabilities or phenotypic traits as they are able to outrun predators.
