Multiple choice

Which of the following is associated with robust populations that can survive bouts of intense selection?

  1. Proteome

  2. Proteomics

  3. Functional genomics

  4. Genome

  5. Gene pool
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Explanation

Gene pool is associated with robust populations that can survive bouts of intense selection. Meanwhile, low genetic diversity (see inbreeding and population bottlenecks) can cause reduced biological fitness and an increased chance of extinction, although as explained by genetic drift, new genetic variants, which may cause an increase in the fitness of organisms, are more likely to fix in the population if it is rather small.

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