Genetic Variation - chuck test 3

Question 1

Genetic Diversity

Answer 1

different genetic combinations in an gene pool

Question 2

Gene pool

Answer 2

total genetic makeup (alleles) in an interbreeding population

Question 3

Evolution

Answer 3

the change in characteristics of a population over time

Question 4

Natural Selection

Answer 4

the name for the process by which beneficial phenotypes in a population tend to survive and reproduce while unfavourable phenotypes tend to be lost

Question 5

Bottleneck effect

Answer 5

Is where there is a large reduction in a population due to an environmental change (natural disasters) or human actions

Question 6

Founders effect

Answer 6

Founders effect is when a small group of a population is geographically isolated from the original population or emigrate somewhere else

Question 7

Gene flow

Answer 7

is the process in which individuals emigrate (leave) out of the population or immigrate (arrive) into the population

Question 8

Genetic drift

Answer 8

the frequency of alleles change due to chance, rather than selective pressures