Populations (Part 1) Flashcards

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1
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Define a population

A

A group of organisms of the same species that occupies a particular time

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2
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Define species

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One or more populations

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3
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What is a gene pool?

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  • All the alleles of all the genes of all the individuals in a population at a given time
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4
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What is allelic frequency?

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The number of times an allele occurs within a gene pool

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