Early on in this chapter, we learned that evolution refers to descent with modification over generations. Geneticists, however, have an even more specific definition of evolution
A. directional selection of the fittest alleles in a breeding population.
B. a change in gene frequency; that is, in the frequency of alleles in a breeding population from generation to generation.
C. the survival of the chemically fittest allele in the gene pool.
D. a change in gene frequency caused by either chromosomal rearrangement or recombination.
E. a change in the gene frequency within the DNA of a single individual organism.
Answer: B
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