Population Genetics

Question 1

All of the alleles of all individuals in a population

Answer 1

Gene pool

Question 2

All of the alleles of all individuals in a population

Answer 2

Gene pool

Question 3

A group of the specie living in an area

Answer 3

Population

Question 4

Formation of nee species

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Speciation

Question 5

Study of genetic variation within a population

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Population Genetics

Question 6

Modern Synthesis Theory is intoduced by

Answer 6

Fisher and Wright

Question 7

Describes the evolution in terms of genetic variations in a population that leads to the formation of a new specie

Answer 7

Modern Synthesis Theory

Question 8

Gene pool changes cause more variation in individuals in the population this process called

Answer 8

Microevolution

Question 9

States that by itself, the process of hereditary in a random mating population does not change either allelic frequencies or genotypic frequencies at a given locus

Answer 9

Hardy-Weinberg Principle

Question 10

Shuffling of alleles by meiosis and random fertilization have __ on the overall gene pool

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No effect

Question 11

Results in evolution

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Deviation

Question 12

5 assumptions of the H-W Principle

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Large population size
No migration
No net mutations
Random mating
No natural selection

Question 13

The gene pool of a non evolving population remains __ over multiple generations

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Constant

Question 14

The change in the gene pool of a small population due to chance

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Genetic drift

Question 15

Success in reproduction based on heritable traits results in selected alleles by being passed to relatively more offspring

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Natural Selection

Question 16

Genetic drift due to the migration of fertile individuals or gametes between population

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Gene flow

Question 17

A change in an organism’s DNA

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Mutation

Question 18

A drastic reduction in population

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Bottleneck effect

Question 19

Occurs when a new colony is started by a few members of the original population

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Founder effect

Question 20

Favors individuals at one end of the phenotypic range

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Directional Selection

Question 21

Favors extreme over intermediate phenotypes

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Disruptive Selection

Question 22

Favors intermediate over extreme phenotypes

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Stabilizing Selection

Question 23

Variation in a species due to climate

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Geographic variation

Question 24

Source of most genetic differences between individuals in a population

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Genetic Recombination

Question 25

Often occurs between parasite and host

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Co-evolution