calculating biodiversity Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
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define an allele
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- a version of a gene
2
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define a locus
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- the position of that gene on a chromosome
3
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define polymorphic gene locus
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- a locus that has more than 2 alleles
4
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the more species present …
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the richer the habitat
5
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what is habitat with high species evenness going to look like ?
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- more even numbers of individuals in each species
6
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what is a habitat with low species evenness going to look like ?
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- one which individuals of one species outnumber all the others
7
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what gives an indication of genetic diversity within a population ?
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- the number of variations of a gene
8
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what has a lower genetic diversity compared to the other in terms of eye colour ?
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homozygous individuals for eye colour have a lower genetic diversity than heterozygous individuals
9
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what can heterozygous individuals pass on compared to homozygous individuals ?
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- both the B and b allele to the next generation
- can only pass one allele
10
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what can be used to calculate the genetic diversity ?
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proportion of polymorphic gene loci = number of polymorphic gene loci / number of gene loci
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