Gene Pool And Allele Frequency

Question 1

The combined alleles of the individuals in a population.

Answer 1

Gene pool

Question 2

Is a measure of how common a certain allele is in the population

Answer 2

Allele frequency

Question 3

Movement of alleles between population.

Increases variation of the receiving population

Answer 3

Gene flow

Question 4

A change in allele frequencies due to chance.

Caused reduce of genetic diversity in a population.

Answer 4

Genetic Drift

Question 5

Genetic Drift that occurs after an event that greatly reduces the size of population.

Answer 5

Bottle neck effect

Question 6

Occurs after a small number of individuals colonize a new area.

Answer 6

Founder Effect

Question 7

Occurs when certain traits increase mating success. (Not a genetic Drift)

Answer 7

Sexual Selection

Question 8

Evolutionary tree that proposes how species may be related to each other through common ancestors

Answer 8

Cladogram

Question 9

Traits that are shared by some species but not present in others

Answer 9

Derived Characters