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Term | Definition |
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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 | a symmetrical frequency 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 number of individuals with a particular phenotype divided by the total number of individuals in the population |
Hardy-Weinberg genetic equilibrium | the principle that states that the frequency of alleles in a population does not change unless evolutionary forces act on the population |