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1
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Define allele frequency

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How frequently a particular allele appears in a population

2
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Define gene pool

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All the alleles of all the genes of all the individuals in a population at any one time

3
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Define genetic bottlenecks

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Event that causes big reduction in population

4
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Describe how genetic bottlenecks reduce genetic diversity

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  • Reduces number of different alleles in gene pool = reduces genetic diversity
  • Survivors reproduce and larger population is created from few individuals
5
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Describe how selective breeding reduces genetic diversity

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  • Individuals with desired characteristics are breed together to pass on the desired alleles
    • So alleles (for less desirable characteristics are removed)
  • Variety of alleles within population is deliberately restricted to small no. of desired alleles
  • Leads to population that possess only desired alleles
6
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What does the Hardy-Weinberg principle predict?

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Predicts the frequencies of alleles in a population won’t change from one generation to the next

7
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Name 4 assumptions that the Hardy-Weinberg principle makes

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  • Population is very large
  • Mating is random within population
  • There is no selective advantage for any genotype
  • There is no mutation
8
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Name the 2 uses of the Hardy-Weinberg equations

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  1. Used to calculate frequency of particular alleles, genotypes and phenotypes within populations
  2. Used to test whether or not Hardy-Weinberg principle applies to particular alleles in particular population
    • If frequencies do change between generations in a large population = influence of some kind
9
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State the Hardy-Weinberg equation for predicting allele frequency

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p + q = 1

10
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State the Hardy-Weinberg equation for predicting genotype and phenotype frequency

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p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1

11
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State what p & q represent in this equation:

p + q = 1

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  • p = frequency of dominant allele A
  • q = frequency of recessive allele a
12
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State what p2, q2 & 2pq represent in this equation:

p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1

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  • p2 = frequency of homozygous dominant AA
  • q2 = frequency of homozygous recessive aa
  • 2pq = frequency of heterozygous Aa/aA
13
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The frequency of cystic fibrosis (genotype ff) in the UK is currently approximately 1 birth in every 2500. Estimate the percentage of people in the UK that are cystic fibrosis carriers.

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14
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If the frequency of cystic fibrosis is measured 50 years later it might be found to be 1 birth in 3500. Estimate the frequency of the recessive allele (f) in the population.

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15
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An allele W, for white wool, is dominant over allele w, for black wool. In a sample of 900 sheep, 891 are white and 9 are black. Calculate the allelic frequencies within this population, assuming that the population is in H-W equilibrium.

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q2 = 0.01

q = 0.1

p + 0.1 = 1

p = 0.9

16
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What is the evidence from the table that non-agouti and blotched are alleles of different genes? (1)

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In Paris / London frequencies (of these alleles) add up to more than 1

e.g. 0.71 + 0.78 = 1.49

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