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Only variations that confer an advantage to an individual organism will survive in a population. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Important Questions on Heredity and Evolution

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If a trait A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and a trait B exists in 60% of the same population, which trait is likely to have arisen earlier?
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How does the creation of variations in a species promote survival?
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How do Mendel's experiments show that traits may be dominant or recessive?
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How do Mendel's experiments show that traits are inherited independently?
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A man with blood group 'A' marries a woman with blood group ‘O’ and their daughter has blood group ‘O’. Is this information enough to tell you which of the traits- blood group 'A' or ‘O’ is dominant? Why or why not?
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How is the sex of the child determined in human beings?
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What are the different ways in which individuals with a particular trait may increase in a population?
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Why are traits acquired during the lifetime of an individual not inherited?