Ch. 4 - Genetics, Evolution, Development, & Plasticity

Question 1

Evolution

Answer 1

Is a change over generations in the frequencies of various genes in a population

Question 2

Artificial selection

Answer 2

Choose individuals with a desired trait and make them the parents of the next generation

Question 3

Fitness

Answer 3

Operationally defined as the number of copies of one’s genes that endure in later generations

Question 4

Altruistic behaviour

Answer 4

An action that benefits someone other than the actor