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Biodiversity Flashcards

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Two reasons why populations might show very low levels of genetic diversity

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Inbreeding
Population started with a small number of individuals (founder effect)
Genetic bottleneck

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Phylogeny

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The evolutionary history/relationships of organisms

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Genetic bottleneck

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An even that causes a big reduction in the population eg lots of them killed
This reduces genetic diversity

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Physiological adaptations

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Processes inside an organisms body that increase its chance of survival eg bears in winter lower their rate of metabolism

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