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Biology Chapter 16.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Population Genetics | The study of the frequency and interaction of alleles and genes in populations. |
| Microevolution | A change in the collective genetic material of a population. |
| Bell Curve | On a graph of the frequency of some variable, a curve that first rises and then falls and thus forms a symmetric bell-shaped curve. |
| Gene Pool | All of the genes of the reproductively active members of a population. |
| Allele Frequency | The proportion of gene copies in a population that are a given allele, expressed as a percentage. |
| Phenotype Frequency | The ration of individuals with a particular phenotype to the total number of individuals in a population. |
| Hardy-Weinberg Genetic Equilibrium | Genotype frequencies in a population tend to remain the same from generation to generation unless acted on by outside influences. |