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Variation naturally occurs in populations as new traits arise from random mutations. However, through natural selection only those traits that are beneficial to the organism are passed on to the next generation. Any harmful mutations are naturally weeded out.
Nature selects against only harmful traits
Variant traits that increase the number of offspring become common in a population, causing the overal morphology and behaviour of the population to continuously shift to give the best reproductive chances for any given environment.
harmful effects of coelenterates
Neither should be harmful.
Purifying selection removes harmful genetic variations, while positive selection promotes beneficial genetic variations in natural selection.
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Natural selection is not a thing that acts on populations, it is a tendency for harmful genes to not be passed on (die out) and useful variations to thrive and become common.
Bio-accumulate refers to the process where certain substances such as pollutants or toxins gradually build up in living organisms over time. As these substances are absorbed by organisms through food or the environment, they may accumulate in higher concentrations in the tissues of the organism than in the surrounding environment. This can have harmful effects on the organism and the ecosystem.
Variation naturally occurs in populations as new traits arise from random mutations. However, through natural selection only those traits that are beneficial to the organism are passed on to the next generation. Any harmful mutations are naturally weeded out.
Selection acts faster against a harmful dominant allele because individuals with the allele will show the harmful trait, making them more likely to be removed from the population. In contrast, harmful recessive alleles are only expressed in homozygous individuals, making it harder for selection to act on them as carriers of the allele may not exhibit the harmful trait.
negative selection.
negative selection.
natural selection
DNA mutations impact genetic diversity and evolution by introducing new genetic variations into a population. These mutations can lead to changes in traits and characteristics, which can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral. Over time, these variations can be selected for or against through natural selection, influencing the overall genetic makeup of a population and driving evolution.
Positive selection refers to the process in which advantageous traits are favored and passed on to future generations, leading to an increase in their frequency in a population. Purifying selection, on the other hand, eliminates harmful or deleterious traits from a population, reducing their frequency over time. In essence, positive selection promotes the spread of beneficial traits, while purifying selection removes harmful traits from a population.
negative selection