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Explain how a mutation causing resistance to pyrethrins and pyrethroids would spread through a population of bed bugs that are being treated with the pesticide.

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The correct answer is  In a population of bed bugs, variation exists. Some variation provides resistance to the pesticides. Those bed bugs survive to reproduce, passing the resistance on to offspring
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A) In a population of bed bugs, variation exists. Some variation provides resistance to the pesticides. Those bed bugs survive to reproduce, passing the resistance on to offspring
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