Pop Gen

Question 1

Gene Pool

Answer 1

The set of all genes in a population. E.g a population of N diploid individuals, there are 2N copies of each autosomal gene

Question 2

Genetic Drift

Answer 2

Stochastic fluctuations in allele frequency due to random sampling in a finite population

Question 3

Inbreeding

Answer 3

Breeding of individuals that are closely related genetically

Question 4

Inbreeding Depression

Answer 4

Is the reduced fitness in a population as a result of inbreeding

Question 5

Microsatellite

Answer 5

Repeats of the same small motif multiple times in a sequence

Question 6

Founder effect

Answer 6

A few individuals from a population start a new population with a different allele frequency than the original population

Question 7

Population genetics

Answer 7

Studies how allele frequencies and genotype frequencies in populations vary in time and space, and which factors are causing this variation