Chapter 24 Terms

Question 1

ability to survive and reproduce

Answer 1

fitness

Question 2

collection of alleles carried by all members of a population

Answer 2

gene pool

Question 3

the advantage of a particular genotype in one situation is a disadvantage in another situation

Answer 3

fitness cost

Question 4

p and q

Answer 4

allele frequencies

Question 5

the genotype with the highest fitness is the heterozygote

Answer 5

heterozygote advantage

Question 6

frequency of an allele at which change in q equals zero

Answer 6

equilibrium frequency

Question 7

chance flucuations in allele frequency

Answer 7

genetic drift

Question 8

mutations accumulate at a relatively constant rate

Answer 8

molecular clock

Question 9

event that drastically lowers N

Answer 9

population bottleneck

Question 10

homo sapiens, neanderthals, denisovans

Answer 10

hominims