8 Inheritance

Question 1

Crossing Over

Answer 1

Sections of DNA are exchanged between homologous chromosomes

Question 2

Independent Assortment

Answer 2

Different possible combinations of maternal + paternal chromosomes

Question 3

Random Fertilisation

Answer 3

The combination of gametes that fuses together to form the zygote
(Race to the egg)

Question 4

Autosomal Linkage

Answer 4

When 2 or more genes that are being inherited are located on the same non-sex chromosome

Question 5

Hardy Weinburg Assumptions

Answer 5

Large Population
Mating is Random
No mutations occur
Isolated Population
No Natural Selection

Question 6

Genetic Drift

Answer 6

Random changes in the gene pool of a population that occur by chance

Question 7

Population Bottleneck

Answer 7

A series of events that dramatically reduces the size of a population + causes a severe decrease in genetic diversity

Question 8

Founder Effect

Answer 8

Loss of genetic variation that occurs when a small number of individuals become isolated
Forms a new population with different allele frequencies