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Chapter 7 Genes and Inheritance

The document discusses how genes for antibiotic resistance can spread through bacterial populations when antibiotics are overused. It explains that antibiotics kill susceptible bacteria, giving resistant bacteria a chance to reproduce and pass on their resistant genes. Over generations, this makes the resistant gene more common in the whole population.

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Chapter 7 Genes and Inheritance

The document discusses how genes for antibiotic resistance can spread through bacterial populations when antibiotics are overused. It explains that antibiotics kill susceptible bacteria, giving resistant bacteria a chance to reproduce and pass on their resistant genes. Over generations, this makes the resistant gene more common in the whole population.

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Chapter 7 : Genes and inheritance

The increased chance of survival of individuals that have particular


advantageous features, these individuals therefore have a greater
chance of survival and passing on their genes to next generation.

○ Susceptible bacteria : can be killed via antibiotics


○ Resistant bacteria: cannot be killed using antibiotics due to thick
cell wall (has a gene that makes it resistant to an antibiotic)
○ Antibiotics: breaks cell walls, causing internal area to be exposed

○ The susceptible bacteria are in a larger number than resistant


bacteria.

○ Antibiotics gets rid of susceptible bacteria, giving the resistant


bacteria an opportunity to reproduce and grow more in number
○ Over many generations, this variety of the gene becomes more
common, resulting in whole populations of bacteria that are not killed
by the antibiotic
○ The gene for this resistance becomes more common in the population

Biology Page 1
Selection is when some organisms are selected over another
There are two types of selection : Natural and artificial selection

: the process of selection conducted under human


direction
By allowing only like individuals to breed, breeders have created the
great variety of dog breeds and crop plants
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Process that occurs naturally Desired traits are selected by


without human interference humans
Traits acquired increase the Acquired traits no not always
species chance for survival enhance the survival of the species
occurs in natural populations. mainly occurs in domestic
populations.
slow process. rapid process.
The breeding for small dogs such The selection of long-necked
as Chihuahua, Boston Terrier, and giraffes, the selection of dark
cattle which can produce more color moths, and the change in the
milk are examples of artificial size and the shape of beaks of
breeding. birds upon the available food are
the examples of natural selection.

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