Which term best describes the difference in colors of the birds below? 4 birds are shown. One has light brown feathers with darker wings. One has very dark feathers with lighter wings. Another has medium brown feathers with light wings. The last one has medium brown feathers with very dark wings. natural selection reproductive maturity genetic variation genetic drift Mark this and return

genetic variation

Explanation:

Genetic variation refers to the difference in genetic content of organisms within a population. The genetic makeup of living organisms are made up of GENES, which exists in contrasting pairs called ALLELES. Each allele is responsible for variation in traits exhibited by the organisms. Differences in the allelic content of organisms of the same species leading to the display of varying phenotypic characteristics is referred to as GENETIC VARIATION.

This is the case in the example given in which four birds in a population possess a range of wing and feather colors i.e light brown feathers with darker wings, dark feathers with lighter wings, medium brown feathers with light wings, and medium brown feathers with very dark wings, all resulting from a variation in their genetic content. Hence, this is an example of GENETIC VARIATION.

1. the energy lost to disorder metabolism     -entropy

2. related to or possessing motion potential     -kinetic

3. all of the chemical reactions in an organism required for maintenance of the processes of life entropy     -metabolism

4. possible; ability to go into action or perform work kinetic     -potential

5. the study of energy and its transformations thermodynamics     -thermodynamics

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