Biology GCSE
Differential survival and reproduction
What Differential survival and reproduction means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Differential survival and reproduction
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Better-suited individuals are more likely to survive, and because they survive longer they are more likely to reproduce and pass their alleles on.
Topics that use Differential survival and reproduction
- Theory of evolution (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- continuous variation
- discontinuous variation
- Evidence and genetics
- Evidence for evolution
- Natural selection
- Selection pressures in the environment
- Variation within populations
- Variation within species
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