Measuring Biodiversity Flashcards
1
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diversity index
A
a way of measuring the biodiversity of a habitat using the formula: (in book)
2
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allele frequency
A
the frequency with which a particular allele appears within a population
3
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genetic diversity
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a measure of the level of difference in the genetic make-up of a population
4
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heterozygosity index
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a useful measure of genetic diversity within a population expressed as: number of heterozygotes/number of individuals in the population
