Chapter 1, Problem 4QC

Summary Introduction

To explain:

How might the heavy-handed use of antibiotics result in the increase of antibiotic-resistant cells in bacterial populations.

Introduction:

A change in the genetic material or the makeup of a population over successive generation resulting in adaptation to origin and environment is known as evolution. Evolution by natural selection allows reproduction and survival of the individual. The changes in the heritable characters are passed on from one generation to another (key mechanism of evolution).