What Selective Pressures Are Likely to Have Led to the Evolution

question 27

Essay

What selective pressures are likely to have led to the evolution of regulatory systems like operons? Why not simply express these genes continuously?

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Definitions:

Quantity

Specifies the amount or number of a material or immaterial in numerical terms, indicating how much there is of something.

Quality

The standard or degree of excellence of something, often measured against similar things.

Relation

The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.

Manner

Refers to the way in which an action is performed or how a particular task is executed.