Which is the most common mechanism of genetic variation in the population of a sexually reproducing organism?
(1) Transduction
(2) Chromosomal aberrations
(3) Genetic drift
(4) Recombination
Many bacteria are now resistant to penicillin, because:
1. | penicillin causes gene mutations, some of which are beneficial |
2. | previously resistant forms survived and reproduced better than non-resistant forms |
3. | the hospital environment inhibits competition among bacteria |
4. | penicillin triggers the synthesis of resistant proteins |
A plant population that reproduces by self - pollination is an extreme example of :
1. | the bottleneck effect |
2. | the founder effect |
3. | rapid gene flow |
4. | assortative mating |