Question

↵List any five advantages of genetic variation for the survival and promotion of a particular species(not individual ).

Answer 1

Following are the advantages of genetic variations for the survival of species:

• Make species more tolerant to the environmental changes
• Give rise to more resistant species that are resistant to various pathogens.
• The new species have more adaptive characters making them more fit for the environment.
• It improves the capacity of the species to reproduce.
• It give rise to more variants within a population; thereby, creating more diversity within teh species.