Population Genetics

Question 1

What is population genetics?

Answer 1

• the study of how populations of species change genetically

Question 2

What is a population?

Answer 2

• a group of individuals of species that can interbreed

Question 3

What is allele frequency?

Answer 3

• how often certain alleles appear in a population

Question 4

FACTORS THAT AFFECT ALLELE FREQUENCY - natural selection

Answer 4

• alleles more frequent in populating

Question 5

FACTORS THAT AFFECT ALLELE FREQUENCY - sexual selection

Answer 5

• certain individuals would mate more alleles more successful

Question 6

FACTORS THAT AFFECT ALLELE FREQUENCY - mutation

Answer 6

• can lead to death of a offspring

Question 7

FACTORS THAT AFFECT ALLELE FREQUENCY - Genetic drift

Answer 7

• allele frequency changes due to random change

Question 8

FACTORS THAT AFFECT ALLELE FREQUENCY - gene flow

Answer 8

• allele frequency changes due to mixing with new genetic population