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Because if all of the individuals had the same genetic information then if the species was introduced to a new disease or environment the individuals have the possibility of all dying. If a select few individuals had different DNA that allowed them to be resistant to a disease then they would be able to survive and save the species from extinction.
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∙ 12y agoIt is an advantage because variation within the DNA of a species prevents a disease being able to harm or kill the entire species. Some of the species will be immune to the pathogen.
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∙ 12y agoYou can find out what type of environment they live in
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What is the advantage of having variation in a species?
Some variation in a species may be a life line for that species if something like a pathogen would attack it and those that are slightly different would have a good change of living while others might not. This is really what evolution is all about.
What is a major cause of variation within species?
Variation of a species can come about in many ways, but mutation is the major cause of variation in a species.
Does sexual reproduction cause a narrow range or variation or a wide range of variation in species?
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How do the Grants data show that genetic variation is important in the survival of a species?
The Grants' work shows that variation within a species increases the likelihood of the species' adapting to and surviving environmental change.
Differences between organisms of the same species are known as?
Homologous structures. ps go to who's the cutest.com and click on the pie button
What is the advantage of having variation in a species?
Some variation in a species may be a life line for that species if something like a pathogen would attack it and those that are slightly different would have a good change of living while others might not. This is really what evolution is all about.
What are specific examples of variation within a species?
Human species, as in the variation in height.
What is a major cause of variation within species?
Variation of a species can come about in many ways, but mutation is the major cause of variation in a species.
What are advantages of variation?
Advantage- On the species level, variation allows a population to maintain a healthy diversity, allowing it to cope with changing circumstances.Disadvantage- On the individual level, variation may lead to detrimental changes as well as neutral and beneficial changes.
Mutations are a source of what in a species?
Genetic variation, which can lead to evoloution, and then potentially a new species.
What causes variation within species?
because the variation causes the variation becasue of the variation of the species. genetic mutation and adaption of some members to physical condition better than others (survival and reproduction of those best able to adapt to the environment. ) It can also be affected by the contact the species has doesn't have with other populations of the species.
What is variation among members of the same species called?
Intraspecific variation
Why is variation good for a species?
Sometimes positive variation can improve some ability of the species adapted to the environment. For example, a kind of virus can be killed by medicine A. A small part of the virus has some variation that make it can be alive with medicine A. The species of the virus can exist in future, or it will disappear in the future in the environment full of medicine A. Besides, positive variation can provide some capacity for the species to get more resource in the competition. Of course, there is negative variation that might contribute to the disappearance for the species. That is just another side of variation.
How could you distinguish between a species in which there is a lot of variation and two separate species?
Sometimes it is very hard to distinguish between a species where there is a lot of variation between that of a variation that is actually two separate species. Many times scientist disagree on how to tell these two things apart.
Which describes an advantage of sexual reproduction?
Genetic variation
How genetic variation is measured?
Gentic variation is mearsured by the number of species in the given area not.
A difference in an inherited trait of an organism that may lead to new species?
variation
