Gene flow and mutation Flashcards

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Gene flow

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Change in allele frequencies through the movement of individuals and their alleles from one population to another - homogenizes allele frequencies among populations (aka makes them similar)

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Maladaptive

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Leading to lower fitness

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Mutation

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Any change in the base sequence of DNA, and thus changing genetic info - introduces new alleles into pop
MUTATIONS ARE RANDOM!!!!

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