What Process Provides the Genetic Variability That Natural Selection Acts

question 9

Multiple Choice

What process provides the genetic variability that natural selection acts on during evolution?

• A) adaptation
• B) artificial selection
• C) fitness
• D) mitosis
• E) mutation

---

Definitions:

Localization

The process of determining the specific location of something, often used in the context of finding the position of a gene or identifying the site of disease.

Muscle Spindles

Sensory receptors within the muscle that detect changes in muscle length and participate in regulating muscle contraction.

Muscle Fibers

The individual cellular units of a muscle, consisting of long, slender cells capable of contraction to produce movement.

Muscle Length

The extent from the origin to the insertion of a muscle, determining its capacity to generate force and undergo contraction.