Question

1 . What happens in the population if the mutation phenotype is helpful

2. Why does that happen for that population that has a helpful phenotype?

3. How does this mutation continue to exist in a population?

Answer 1

1. The population will increase as they're better adapted to their environment and have a higher survival rate due to this helpful phenotype.

2. This happens to the population because this helpful phenotype might lead to less exposure to predation in which leads to a better survival fitness for the organism.

3. This mutation continues to exist as the organisms continue to successfully reproduce into the population due to being able to survive for longer.