Natural Selection

Question 1

natural selection

Answer 1

fittest genotypes- highest average lifetime reproductive success (may live longer, may produce more offspring each time they reproduce)

Question 2

components of fitness

Answer 2

viability (probability of surviving to reporductive age)

fertility (number of offspring that survive to reporductive age)

fitness (product of viability and fertility for all individuals of a given genotype)

Question 3

selection coefficient

Answer 3

s=1-w

Question 4

to calculate absaloute fitness of each genotype

Answer 4

divide by the fittest of the fittest genotype

Question 5

local adaptation- alleles

Answer 5

may have different effects on fitness under different environmental conditions

Question 6

local adaptation- genetic differences between populations

Answer 6

may be important for the percistance of those populations