Biology GCSE
allele diversity
What allele diversity means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of allele diversity
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Reference: OCR
High genetic diversity ensures that if an environmental disturbance occurs, some individuals will possess alleles conferring survival advantages.
Topics that use allele diversity
- Natural selection and evolution (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotic resistance
- bacterial selection
- biodiversity conservation
- classification systems
- Darwin and Wallace
- differential survival
- DNA sequencing
- Evidence for evolution
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