Combined Science GCSE
Natural selection and selective advantage
What Natural selection and selective advantage means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Natural selection and selective advantage
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Resistant bacteria survive and reproduce, so the population of the resistant strain rises, and this is natural selection.
Topics that use Natural selection and selective advantage
- 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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