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Author: Douglas Futuyma, Mark Kirkpatrick
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Chapter 3, Problem 2PDT
Summary Introduction
To determine: Whether mutation in the insects exposed to insecticide is an adaptation.
Introduction: Adaption is a natural phenomenon and is a distinguishing character of the organisms that are evolved by natural selection. Therefore, adaption is also an evolutionary process. Mutation is the alteration in the genetic constitution of the organism which causes morphological as well as genetic changes in an organism.
Summary Introduction
To explain: Whether resistance to insecticide after some generations of the insect is an adaptation.
Introduction: Resistance to insecticide occurs due to the natural selection that is passed on to next generations, making them also resistant. An organism adapts to the change with time and according to the advantage of the character.
Summary Introduction
To determine: Whether the variation is an adaptation in the population of insects that are never exposed to the insecticide.
Introduction: Variation to insecticide is caused due to mutation. This mutation causes
Summary Introduction
To determine: Whether the variation is an adaptation in the population of insects that are polymorphic for two alleles of resistance.
Introduction: Variation to insecticide is caused due to mutation. This causes genetic variation in the insect population that is polymorphic for two alleles, and each of the allele is resistant against one of two pesticides that is alternately applied.
Summary Introduction
To determine: Whether the resistance to two insecticides in the insects that are polymorphic for two alleles is an adaptation.
Introduction: Variation to insecticide is caused due to mutation. This causes genetic variation in the insect population that is polymorphic for two alleles, and each of which confers resistance against one of two pesticides that is alternately applied.
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