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Chapter 16.1
Chapter 16.1 vocab
| 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 | 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 | is equal to the number of individuals with a particular phenotype divided by the total number of individuals in the population. |
| Hardy-Weinberg genetic equilibrium | it is based on a set of assumptions on an ideal hypothetical population that is not evolving |