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Chapter Eighteen: Population Genetics Flashcards

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…is the study of genes and genotypes in populations, and how they can change over time

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Population Genetics

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Population Genetics depends on the existence of genetic…

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variation

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….(many forms) refers to a trait that shows more than one phenotype

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Polymorphism

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To be considered polymorphic, rare alleles must be present at a frequency of >…

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> 1%

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Polymorphisms may be due to:
1. …of a region of a gene
2. …of a region of a gene
3. Change in a single… (substitution mutation) (Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism or snips)

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Deletion
Duplication
nucleotide

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snips represent …% of all variation in human DNA

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90

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To calculate allergic frequencies, it is necessary to know the…of all individuals in the population

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genotypes

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Equation for finding the frequency of allele:

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of certain allele / #total allele

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what two letters are typically used to symbolize two allelic frequencies?

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p and q

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…frequencies are the frequencies or proportions of the different genotypes

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Genotypic

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In 1908, what two people both independently proposed the conditions under which allelic and genotypic frequencies would remain constant (equilibrium)

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Hardy and Weinberg

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Under equilibrium, both allelic and genotypic frequencies would remain constant, and the genotypic frequencies would depend upon or could be calculated from what frequencies?

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allelic frequencies

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What are the five Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium Conditions?

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  1. No mutations
  2. No natural selection
  3. No migration between populations
  4. Infinite population size
  5. Random Mating
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Populations are…in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium and meet all 5 conditions for equilibrium

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rarely

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Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium is useful to show the conditions under which allelic and genotypic frequencies will not remain constant but will…

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Change

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The change in allelic frequencies over time is…

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microevolution

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mutations may be important in providing the variation for…but is not important in directly changing allele frequencies

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natural selection

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…occurs when one genotype has an advantage that allows the individuals with that genotypes to survive better and leave more offspring than other genotypes

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natural selection

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natural selection is usually defined with…

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fitness

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the maximum fitness is…

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1

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Is a high fitness good or bad?

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good

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a positive selection coefficient means that natural selection works…the genotype

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against

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If natural selection is operating, it means that some genotypes are not leaving as many offspring and genotypic frequencies will change. This is also known as…

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Microevolution

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If the dominant or recessive genotype is at a selective disadvantage, the frequency of the allele producing that genotype will…overtime

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decrease

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Genetic variation produces a range of…, usually in a normal distribution

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phenotypes

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If both extremes in phenotype are selected against, …will force the phenotype to become less variable

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Stabilizing Selection

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If intermediate phenotypes are selected against, …produces two phenotypes

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Disruptive Selection

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What kind of selection occurs when two alleles are maintained in a population?

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Balancing Selection

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Heterozygote advantage occurs if the heterozygote has the…fitness

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highest

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What kind of selection occurs when individuals with a rare genotype have a higher fitness than individuals with a more common genotype?

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Negative frequency-dependent selection

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What kind of selection occurs when certain genotypes have an advantage over other genotypes of the same sex, with respect to reproduction?

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Sexual Selection

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…refers to the changes in allelic frequencies due to random/chance events

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Random Genetic Drift

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What kind of effect occurs when a small number of individuals found a new population?

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Founder Effect

34
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What kind of effects occur when populations that are usually large, experience temporary decreases?

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Bottleneck Effects

35
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The neutral theory of evolution believes the contribution of each gene to the overall fitness of the individual is…

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small

36
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What refers to the movement of individuals from one population to another?

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Migration

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As individuals move, they carry their alleles with them, this is called…

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Gene flow

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Mating must be…if allele frequencies are not to change

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random

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If mating with one genotype is preferred, the alleles making up that genotype will…

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increase

40
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What kind of mating occurs when individuals tend to mate with others with a similar phenotype?

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Positive Assortative Mating

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What kind of mating occurs when mating between different phenotypes is preferred?

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Negative Assortative Mating

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Inbreeding…refers to the decrease in fitness brought about by the production of deleterious homozygous phenotypes as a result of inbreeding

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depression

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