In Biological Evolution, the Unit of Transmission Is a Gene

question 42

Multiple Choice

In biological evolution, the unit of transmission is a gene.In cultural evolution, the unit of transmission is an idea.When comparing biological and cultural evolution, which of the following is FALSE?

• A) The unit of transmission is copied with a high degree of fidelity in one type of evolution, but not the other.
• B) The unit of transmission in both types of evolution enjoys a selective advantage.
• C) In only one type of evolution can its unit of transmission be transmitted horizontally.
• D) Mutations are more common in one type of evolution than the other.
• E) The unit of transmission for both types of evolution must be adaptive to be transmitted.

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Definitions:

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