In a population of spiders, there is a protein that is coded in the dna to make venom. in a particular spider, there was a protein variation due to a change in the genetic code. this protein variation caused the spider’s venom to be stronger to kill its prey. this genetic variation was passed down to offspring and was favored due to the amount of time shortened to eat its prey.

event causing genetic variation in the gene pool:

explanation:

answer: c. two haploid cells

explanation:

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."