What Is the "Evolutionary Synthesis

question 18

Multiple Choice

What is the "evolutionary synthesis"?

• A)the concept of evolution through natural selection
• B)a unified theory of evolution that combines genetics with natural selection
• C)a combination of the inheritance of acquired characteristics and natural selection
• D)the combination of the theory of evolution and Linnaean taxonomy

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Definitions:

Heredity

The transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring.

Pleiotropy

A genetic phenomenon where a single gene influences multiple phenotypic traits.

Polygenic Inheritance

A mode of inheritance where traits are influenced by multiple genes at different loci, leading to a continuous range of possible phenotypes.

Incomplete Dominance

A genetic scenario in which one allele does not completely dominate another allele, leading to a phenotype that is a blend of the two alleles.