Biology GCSE
Variation within populations
What Variation within populations means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Variation within populations
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Individuals in a population vary because of differences in their genes, and some variants give a better fit to the local conditions.
Topics that use Variation within populations
- Theory of evolution (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- continuous variation
- Differential survival and reproduction
- discontinuous variation
- Evidence and genetics
- Evidence for evolution
- Natural selection
- Selection pressures in the environment
- Variation within species
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