Combined Science GCSE
Natural selection and evolution of resistance
What Natural selection and evolution of resistance means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Natural selection and evolution of resistance
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Surviving bacteria are more likely to include individuals with random mutations that make them less affected by the antibiotic, and these reproduce so the resistant allele becomes more common in the population.
Topics that use Natural selection and evolution of resistance
- Resistant bacteria (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotic development
- Antibiotic resistance
- Antibiotic stewardship and patient adherence
- Asexual reproduction by binary fission
- Bacterial reproduction by binary fission
- Infection prevention
- Mutation and variation
- Natural selection
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