Question

What are the different ways in which individuals with a particular trait may increase in a population?​

Answer 1

Individuals with a particular trait may increase in a population as a result of the following:

→ Natural selection: When that trait offers some survival advantage.

→ Genetic drift: When some genes governing that trait become common in a population.

→ When that trait gets acquired during the individual's lifetime.

Answer 2

The different ways in which individuals with a particular trait may increase in a population, are : (i) By natural selection – Organisms with a particular trait may be naturally selected because it provided a survival advantage. That particular trait may thus increase in the population.