_____ refers to the reproductive success of an individual organism relative to the average reproductive success in the population.
A)Natural selection
B)Polygenic transmission
C)Fitness
D)Gene flow

Question

_____ refers to the reproductive success of an individual organism relative to the average reproductive success in the population. ​
A)Natural selection
B)Polygenic transmission
C)Fitness
D)Gene flow

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Fitness in evolutionary biology refers to how good a particular genotype is at leaving offspring in the next generation relative to how good other genotypes are at it. It's a measure of reproductive success compared to the average reproductive success in the population.

_____ Refers to the Reproductive Success of an Individual Organism