According to Gould and Colleagues (1981),an Exaptation Occurs When

question 42

Multiple Choice

According to Gould and colleagues (1981) ,an exaptation occurs when

• A)an allele mutates into a form that confers greater fitness to an organism within one generation and then mutates back to its original form in the next generation.
• B)a single gene is expressed in different ways in individual members of a species.
• C)a structure exists and is selected for because it serves one function for an organism but then takes over a different use to increase fitness in another way.
• D)a distinct new species separates from a larger population of organisms.

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