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BIO 16
SPECIATION AND POPULATION GENETICS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| GENE POOL | THE COLLECTIONS OF ALLELES WITHIN A POPULATION |
| ALLELE FREQUENCY | HOW OFTEN AN ALLELE IS PRESENT IN A POPULATION |
| STABILIZING SELECTION | NATURAL SELECTION THAT FAVORS THE AVERAGE TYPE OF INDIVIDUAL |
| DISRUPTIVE SELECTION | NATURAL SELECTION THAT FAVORS THE EXTREMES OF A POPULATION |
| DIRECTIONAL SELECTION | NATURAL SELECTION THAT FAVORS INDIVIDUALS IN ONE DIRECTION OR ANOTHER IN A POPULATION |
| GENETIC EQUILIBRIUM | WHEN THE ALLELE FREQUENCY DOES NOT CHANGE BETWEEN GENERATIONS |
| SPECIATION | PROCESS BY WHICH A NEW SPECIES FORMED |
| EXTINCTION | DYING OUT OR EXTERMINATION OF AN ENTIRE SPECIES |
| NONRANDOM MATING | MATE SELECTION IS INFLUENCED BY PHENOTYPIC DIFFERENCES BASED ON UNDERLYING GENOTYPIC DIFFERENCES |