Question

Which factors are common to both gradualism and punctuated equilibrium? Migration, genetic drift, speciation, and natural selection Allele change and microevolution Slow adaptation, stasis, and expansion

Answer 1

The factors which are common to both gradualism and punctuated equilibrium are found in the first option - migration, genetic drift, speciation, and natural selection. Both gradualism and punctuated equlibrium go through these 4 phases. Gradualism, as opposed to punctualism, is a theory that proposes that evolution is a process created through gradual changes, as opposed to immediate ones.