HW and nonrandom mating Flashcards

1
Q

nonrandom mating can have rather profound effects on genotype ___

A

frequencies

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2
Q

what is the most common type of non random mating?

A

inbreeding

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3
Q

preferential mating among genetic relatives

A

inbreeding

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4
Q

most extrem form of inbreeding that results in the most drastic effects of inbreeding

A

self fertilization

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5
Q

why does inbreeding happen?

A

proximity

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6
Q

inbreeding results in (2)

A

1 increase in frequency of homozygotes
2 decrease of heterozygotes

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7
Q

why does inbreeding violate HW?

A

you can no longer multiply probabilities to get the expected genotype frequencies

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8
Q

what can happen when lethal homozygotes are present in a population

A

inbreeding depression

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9
Q

inbreeding depression results in a decrease in

A

fitness

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10
Q

why was the great prairie chicken undergoing a trend line extinction vortex?

A

the Praire land that was their habitat was being destroyed by corn crops, this led to non random mating and a genetic bottle neck of decreased survivability of eggs

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