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A change in the size or frequency of a trait-based competition for mates refers to evolutionary shifts in specific characteristics that influence reproductive success. For instance, if larger body size in males becomes more advantageous due to female preferences, the frequency of larger males may increase over generations. This change can result from natural selection, where traits that enhance mating success become more prevalent in the population. Such dynamics illustrate the interplay between sexual selection and evolutionary adaptation.
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Can the genotype in a population change with the allele frequency changing?
Yes, the ratios of genotypes for a specific trait can change if allele frequency changes.
What correctly explains how a favorable genetic trait can increase in frequency in a population?
A favorable genetic trait can increase in frequency in a population through natural selection, where individuals with the trait have higher reproductive success. This allows them to pass on the trait to more offspring, leading to an increase in the trait's prevalence over time.
What effect does natural selection have on the allele frequency of a population?
In the next generation that trait increases in frequency above the frequency in the current generation.
Natural selection can only act upon a certain trait if the trait is?
Heritable, meaning that it can be passed down from one generation to the next through genetic inheritance. Without a genetic basis, natural selection would not be able to change the frequency of that trait in a population over time.
If an allele makes up one half of the frequency of a populations allele for a given trait it's allele frequency is?
its not anything.
Can the genotype in a population change with the allele frequency changing?
Yes, the ratios of genotypes for a specific trait can change if allele frequency changes.
What happens to the frequency of a trait when it has high adaptive value?
When a trait has high adaptive value, it is more likely to increase in frequency within a population over time through natural selection. This is because the individuals possessing this trait are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing on the advantageous trait to their offspring. As a result, the frequency of the trait will tend to increase within the population.
What two factors are required for a character or trait to change over time in population which is adapting through natural selection?
Variation in the trait within the population and differential reproductive success based on that trait are required for a character or trait to change over time in a population adapting through natural selection. The individuals with traits that confer a reproductive advantage are more likely to survive and pass on their genes to the next generation, leading to an increase in the frequency of those traits in the population over time.
What phenotype has the greatest frequency in a trait that follows a normal distribution?
a phenotype with the greatest frequency in a trait is enviromental conditions. (G00D !-U<K)
Dose a frequency trait help determine if the trait is dominant or recessive?
Because it has things
What correctly explains how a favorable genetic trait can increase in frequency in a population?
A favorable genetic trait can increase in frequency in a population through natural selection, where individuals with the trait have higher reproductive success. This allows them to pass on the trait to more offspring, leading to an increase in the trait's prevalence over time.
What effect does natural selection have on the allele frequency of a population?
In the next generation that trait increases in frequency above the frequency in the current generation.
What is a high frequency trait?
A high frequency trait is a characteristic or feature that occurs frequently within a population. It is commonly observed or exhibited by a large number of individuals within a group.
Natural selection can only act upon a certain trait if the trait is?
Heritable, meaning that it can be passed down from one generation to the next through genetic inheritance. Without a genetic basis, natural selection would not be able to change the frequency of that trait in a population over time.
What is a morphological trait?
a trait based on appearance, i believe.
What is competition adaptation?
Competition adaptations is the anatomical, behavioral, or physiological trait contributing to the ability to reproduce and survive in the native environment.
If an allele makes up one half of the frequency of a populations allele for a given trait it's allele frequency is?
its not anything.
