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Evolution- genetic change
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe how Natural selection on single-gene traits can lead to changes in allele frequencies and thus to evolution. | organisms of one color may produce fewer offspring than organisms of other colors |
| Describe what is meant by directional selection | the range of phenotypes shift as some individuals fail to survive and reproduce while others succeed. |
| Describe what impact stabilizing selection has on a population | keeps the successful phenotypes and removes the more severe phenotypes |
| Describe what impact disrupting selection has on a population | causes organisms with intermediate traits reproduce less and allows organisms with more extreme traits reproduce more. |
| Define genetic drift | by chance a individual in a small population that carries a certain allele may leave more descendants than others. |
| Describe how a founder effect can happen | allele frequencies change as a result of migration of a small subgroup of a population |
| State the Hardy-Weinberg Principle | genetic variation remains constant from generation to generation |
| How do you know when a population hits genetic equilibrium | allele frequencies remain constant and do not change |