Term | Definition |
Microevolution | evolutionary change within a population. |
"a specific" definition of Evolution | the change in allele frequencies in a population over time. |
Population genetics | The field of biology that studies the diversity of populations at the level of the gene. |
Gene pool | the alleles of all genes in individuals of a population. |
The expression to describe the sum of allele frequencies in a populations is... | p + q = 1, ("p" is Dominant and "q" is Recessive) |
The Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium states... | Allele frequencies in a population will remain constant assuming: 1. No mutations, 2. no migration 3. No gene flow, 4. Random mating, 5. No genetic drift (large gene pool/population), 6. No selection. |
Genetic Equilibrium | When the allele frequencies in a population do not change over time. |
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium derived from the work of... | Godfrey H. Hardy and Wilhelm Weinberg |
The expression to describe the sum of allele frequencies in a non-evolving populations is... | P^2 + 2pq + Q^2 |
Reproductively isolated | incapable of interbreeding |
Genetic drift | Changes in the frequencies of a gene pool due to chance events. |
Bottleneck effect | Special type of genetic drift where the loss of genetic diversity is from natural disasters or nature disturbances. |
Founder effect | Special type of genetic drift where the loss of genetic diversity when a few individuals break away from a large population to found a new population. |