Lecture 4 Flashcards
1
Q
What is population genetics?
A
the study of the distribution and frequencies of alleles in populations, as well as how and why allele frequencies change
2
Q
What is a population?
A
a group of interacting and potentially interbreeding individuals of the same species
3
Q
How many alleles do diploid individuals carry at every locus?
A
two
4
Q
What is a genetic locus?
A
the location of a specific gene or sequence of DNA on a chromosome
5
Q
According to the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, the allele frequency of a population will not change if…
A
- the population is infinitely large
- genotypes do not confer differences in fitness
- there is no mutation
- mating is random
- there is no migration
6
Q
What is the equation for the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
A
7
Q
How do you determine if a population is at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
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