Genetic Variation Within Species Is Important to Conservation Because

question 99

Multiple Choice

Genetic variation within species is important to conservation because:

• A)species with low genetic variation go extinct.
• B)genetic variation provides material for natural selection to "act upon" in changing environments.
• C)low levels of genetic variation may make hybrid species more likely, so neither species will go extinct.
• D)high levels of genetic variation will result in more populations' speciating, so biodiversity will be maintained.

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