the process of evolution

Question 1

3 points about mutations?

Answer 1

different sequences vary in mutation rate
certain classes of mutants are more common than others
certain outcomes of mutations are more common than other

Question 2

what is gene flow?

Answer 2

migration between populations

Question 3

what is genetic variation?

Answer 3

migration and mutation

Question 4

what is phenotypic plasticity?

Answer 4

given action of gene depends on its environment

Question 5

what is recombination?

Answer 5

cross over and recmbination

Question 6

what is genetic drift?

Answer 6

random sampling error changes genetic composition, smaller sample = less representitive, founder effect and bottle neck

Question 7

what is synonymous?

Answer 7

third codon positions ie ttt and ttc code for same amino acid

Question 8

what is fitness?

Answer 8

number of copies of genes that get passed to next generation

Question 9

what is high fitness?

Answer 9

lots of copies of genes

Question 10

what is low fitness?

Answer 10

few/no copies of genes

Question 11

what is direct fitness?

Answer 11

your own offspring

Question 12

what is indirect fitness?

Answer 12

genes carried by offspring of relatives

Question 13

what is inclusive fitness?

Answer 13

direct + indirect fitness