[OLD] Genetics and Variation - Genetic Diversity: Key Terms

Question 1

allele

Answer 1

different forms of the same gene

Question 2

genetic diversity

Answer 2

a measure of the number of different alleles of genes in a population

Question 3

gene pool

Answer 3

all of the different allies of genes in a population

Question 4

population

Answer 4

a group of organisms belonging to the same species found in the same are at the same time and potentially able to interbreed

Question 5

chromosome mutation

Answer 5

a change in the number of chromosomes

Question 6

gene mutation

Answer 6

a change in the base sequence of a gene