Population Genetics Flashcards
1
Q
What is a population
A
A group of organisms of the same species that occupy a particular space at a particular time and can interbeeed to produce fertile offsprings
2
Q
What is a gene pool
A
All the alleyes of genes of individual in a population at a given time
3
Q
What is allelic frequency
A
The number of times an allele occurs in a gene pool
4
Q
What is the nerdy Weinberg principle
A
Provides a mathematical equation that can be used to calculate frequencies of alleles of a population
5
Q
What is the two equation
A
P+q=1 or p2 +2pq+q2
6
Q
when does the proportions of alleles stay the same
A
no mutations arise population is isolated no selection population is large ating is random
