18.1: Population Genetics

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

A group of organisms of the same species that occupies a particular space at a particular time (and that can potentially interbreed)

Question 2

Gene pool

Answer 2

All the alleles of all the genes of all the individuals in a population at a given time.

Question 3

Allelic frequency

Answer 3

The number of times an allele occurs within the gene pool.

Question 4

Hardy-Weinberg equation

Answer 4

p2+ 2pq +q2 = 1.0

Question 5

Hardy-Weinberg equation assumes that

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Answer 5

no mutations arise
population is isolated
no selection
large population
mating is random

Question 6

Hardy-Weinberg principle

Answer 6

Assumes that the proportion of dominant and recessive alleles of any gene in a population remains the same from one generation to the next.