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Biology Ch 16.1
Ch.16 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| microevolution | a change in the collective genetic material of a population |
| population genetics | the study of the frequency and interaction of alleles and genes in populations |
| 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 given allele, expressed as a percentage |
| phenotype frequency | the ratio of individuals with a particular phenotype to the total number of individuals in a population |
| Hardy-Weinberg genetic | the principle that states that the frequency of alleles in a population does not change over generations unless outside forces act on the population |
| equilibrium | in biology, a state that exists when the concentration of a substance is the same throughout a space |