Microevolution is defined as a change inallele frequencies in a population over

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Microevolution is defined as a change inallele frequencies in a population over generations. Please explainwhat an allele is, in genetic terms. Name the three major factorsinvolved in allele frequency changes in populations. Describe, indetail, how natural selection works on individuals, while evolutionoccurs in populations. Include a real or hypothetical example ofthe process of natural selection in your answer other thaninsects and insecticide! Identify the specific natural selectionpressure and the specific trait being selected for in yourexample.

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One member of a pair or series of genes that occupy a specificposition on a specific chromosome. They will control the sametrait. Example eye color. One allele may code for blue, while the other brown. Thedominate one will be expressed.

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