Population Genetics- Mendelian Inheritance

Question 1

Name all 4 evolutionary processes

Answer 1

Natural Selection
Genetic Drift
Mutation
Gene flow

Question 1

What is the definition of Population genetics

Answer 1

The study of allele and genotype frequency distribution and change

Question 2

What do we mean by population

Answer 2

Every member with selected characteristics

Question 3

What is the definition of a sample?

Answer 3

Subset of given sample which represents the population

Question 4

definition of Locus

Answer 4

a specific position of a specific chromosome

Question 5

Definition of allele

Answer 5

an alternative form of a gene at a specific locus

Question 6

definition of Genotype

Answer 6

The genetic state of an individual ar a specific gene or DNA marker

Question 7

Definition fo phenotype

Answer 7

Observable physical characteristics. due to genetic make up

Question 8

Homozygote

Answer 8

Possess the same alleles at a specific locus

Question 9

Heterozygote

Answer 9

Possess different alleles at a specific locus

Question 10

Polymorphism

Answer 10

Multiple forms (alleles) of a gene in a population

Question 11

Explain what it means when a population is at genetic equilibrium

Answer 11

1) The frequencies of the alleles will not change form one generation to the next

2) Genotype frequencies can be predicted from a allele frequencies

Question 12

What are the Hardy WeinBurg Conditions?

Answer 12

NO migration
NO Natural selection
NO mutations

Random Mutating occurs
the population is indefinitely large