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14.4
Micro evolution is a change in a population's gene pool.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gene pool | all of the alleles in all the individuals that make up a population |
| micro evolution | evolution on the smallest scale—a generation-to-generation change in the frequencies of alleles within a population |
| what processes lead to genetic variation? | mutations and sexual recombination—are random. |
| frequency of alleles | how often certain alleles occur in the gene pool. |
| Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium | condition that occurs when the frequency of alleles in a particular gene pool remain constant over time |
| Genetic Drift | change in the gene pool of a population due to chance |
| Bottleneck effect | genetic drift, which decreases genetic variation in a population. |
| founder effect | Genetic drift in a new colony is known as the founder effect because the change relates to the genetic makeup of the founders of the colony |
| gene flow | exchange of genes between populations |
| mutation | mutation enters the population's gene pool.Natural selection or genetic drift (or both) can influence whether the frequency of a new mutation increases in a population. |
| how natural selection lead to fitness? | contribution that an individual makes to the gene pool of the next generation compared to the contributions of other individual |
| Explain Peter and Rosemary Grants study | The Grants documented changes in beak size among medium ground finches over many years. Their data relate this microevolution of beaks to environmental change. |