Evolution

Question 1

What does the Hardy-Weinberg Equation assume (5)?

Answer 1

1. No mutations. 2. No migration. 3. Very large population size. 4. Random Mating. 5. No natural selection.

Question 2

What is the Hardy-Weinberg Equation?

Answer 2

(p^2)+2pq+(q^2)=1. RR+Rr+rr=1.

Question 3

Does genetic drift increase or reduce genetic variation?

Answer 3

Reduces.

Question 4

What is the Hardy-Weinberg Law?

Answer 4

Frequencies of alleles in a population’s gene pool remain constant, or at equilibrium, from generation to generation unless acted upon by agents other than sexual recombination.

Question 5

If the Hardy-Weinberg assumptions are met, then what can we assume?

Answer 5

There is no evolution occurring.

Question 6

What is genetic drift? In what kinds of populations does it have more of an effect?

Answer 6

A change in the gene pool as a result of chance. It has more of an effect on smaller populations.

Question 7

What are 2 examples of genetic drift?

Answer 7

1. Founder effect. 2. Bottleneck effect.

Question 8

Species with more or less genetic variability are more likely to survive in a changing environment?

Answer 8

More.