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QUESTION
The contribution of offspring to the next generation in selection experiments is called?
OPTIONS
(A) Selection Value
(B) Fitness
(C) Adaptive Value
(D) All of these
ANSWER
(D) All of these
EXPLANATION
Fitness or adaptive value describes an individual's contribution of offspring to the next generation, which is why the contribution of offspring is used as a measure of fitness. Selection value and adaptive value are closely related terminology in population genetics, so the question groups these terms together.
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