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
2
Q
What can be the source of variation?
A
Environmental and Genetic
3
Q
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)
4
Q
What are the requirements of the hardy weinberg law?
A
No mutations Random mating No natural selection Extremely large population size No gene flow