A strain of asexually reproducing heterotrophic bacteria pro…
A strain of asexually reproducing heterotrophic bacteria produces 200,000 genetically identical individuals via binary fission. If a bacteriophage virus is introduced to the population and half of the individuals are killed by infection, what should we expect to happen to the genetic diversity of the bacterial population?
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A forest population of flies utilize different elaborate courtship rituals, which involve fighting other males and making stylized movements that attract females. One season, a mutation causes some of the flies to change their courtship rituals, which now only attracts a certain genotype of female to mate. If this situation persisted indefinitely, what is the most likely long-term outcome?
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