Which Process Provides the Genetic Variability That Natural Selection Acts

question 20

Multiple Choice

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

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

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Definitions:

Genetically Predisposed

The inherent susceptibility or tendency to develop certain conditions or traits based on one's genetic makeup.

Socially Prohibited

Behaviors or actions that are deemed unacceptable or taboo by societal standards or norms.

Disease-producing

Capable of causing or generating a disease; pathogenic.

Depolarization

Depolarization is a change in the electrical charge of a neuron's membrane, leading to a less negative inner membrane potential and often initiating an action potential, which enables the transmission of neural signals.