1986 a nuclear power accident in Chernobyl USSR now Ukraine

Last updated: 8/15/2023

1986 a nuclear power accident in Chernobyl USSR now Ukraine led to high radiation levels for miles surrounding the nuclear plant The high le fradiation caused elevated mutation rates in the surviving organisms and evolutionary biologists have been studying rodent populations in the hernobyl area ever since Based on your understanding of evolutionary mechanisms which of the following most likely occurred in the rodent opulations following the accident Mutation caused the fixation of new alleles Mutation led to increased genetic variation and a higher potential for evolutionary change Mutation by itself led to major changes in rodent physiology over time Mutation caused genetic drift and decreased fitness Mutation created Captain America s arch nemesis the Red Skull