Lecture 13 Flashcards

1
Q

What does population study?

A

The genetic makeup of individuals in groups and how a groups genetic composition changes over time

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2
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What can be the source of variation?

A

Environmental and Genetic

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3
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What can genetic differences be in?

A
Visible traits (eye color)
Physiological processes (sickle cell anemia & pku)
Changes in DNA sequences with no phenotypic consequences (single nucleotide polymorphisms)
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4
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What are the requirements of the hardy weinberg law?

A
No mutations
Random mating
No natural selection
Extremely large population size
No gene flow
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