Evolution of the Influenza Virus Quick Check:
(the answers are surrounded by these stars → ✧✧)
Q1) Why did 40% of the human population evolve to tolerate lactose?
✧ Within cultures that rely on milk-producing animals, individuals who tolerated lactose had a survival advantage. ✧
Q2) What is the difference between genetic drift and natural selection?
✧ Genetic drift is the random increase or decrease of certain genes in a population; natural selection is not random. ✧
Q3) What is an interferon?
✧ An interferon activates the body’s immune system response to a virus. ✧
Q4) Why is there such a wide variety of immune system responses between hosts when they are infected with the same virus?
✧ Slight variations due to mutations in the virus trigger different responses in people. ✧
Q5) Is the following statement true? “Antigenic drift and other mutations to the DNA of viruses are always beneficial for the virus.”
✧ No, because mutated viruses are may be less likely to replicate. ✧
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