Question
Consider the following scenario:
An animal is born with a shorter tail. This makes no difference to its ability to survive or reproduce, but as a result of pure luck, the animal survives, reproduces, and passes its shorter tail down to its offspring. Over time, the species develops a shorter tail.
What type of process is described in this scenario?
(1 point)
Responses
artificial selection
artificial selection
natural selection
natural selection
genetic modification
genetic modification
genetic drift
An animal is born with a shorter tail. This makes no difference to its ability to survive or reproduce, but as a result of pure luck, the animal survives, reproduces, and passes its shorter tail down to its offspring. Over time, the species develops a shorter tail.
What type of process is described in this scenario?
(1 point)
Responses
artificial selection
artificial selection
natural selection
natural selection
genetic modification
genetic modification
genetic drift
Answers
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
The scenario described involves an animal being born with a shorter tail, which, despite having no impact on its survival or reproduction, leads to the trait being passed down to its offspring due to chance. This leads to the development of a shorter tail in the species over time.
The correct answer is:
**genetic drift**
The correct answer is:
**genetic drift**