What are the 5 Hardy-Weinberg Assumptions?
What is the Hardy-Weinberg Equation? What equation can be used to calculate allele frequencies?
1 = p^2 + 2pq + q^2
p + q = 1
In the Hardy-Weinberg Equation, what does p^2 stand for?
Expected frequency of the dominant homozygous genotype, AA
In the Hardy-Weinberg Equation, what does q^2 stand for?
Expected frequency of the recessive homozygous genotype, aa
In the Hardy-Weinberg Equation, what does 2pq stand for?
Expected frequency of the heterozygous genotype, Aa
In the Hardy-Weinberg Equation, what does p stand for?
The allelic frequency of the dominant allele
In the Hardy-Weinberg Equation, what does q stand for>
The allelic frequency of the recessive allele
What is Founder Effect?
A small, non-representative sample of a population begins a new population with a new genotype frequency
What is a population bottleneck?
A population is reduced, and a small gene pool rebuilds the population with little genetic variation
What is the value of the Hardy-Weinberg theorem?
It is a null model that can be used to see if evolution is occuring
A population of cheetahs was greatly reduced to only 20. Te population rebounded, but the genetic diversity didn’t. This is an example of _________.
Population Botltleneck
A random change in allele frequencies in a population is ____ _______
Genetic Drift
A small group of individuals from a population founded a new habitat and their allele frequencies did not mirror that of the parent generation. This is an example of _________________.
Founder Effect
What is a change in allele frequencies between generations within a population or small group, especially over a short period of time?
Microevolution
What equation can be used to calculate expected dominant phenotype frequencies?
2pq + p^2 / (p^2 + 2pq + q^2)
What equation can be used to calculate expected recessive phenotype frequencies?
2pq + q^2 / (p^2 + 2pq + q^2)
True or false: Genetic drift can occur even when all H-W conditions are met
True
True or false: Genetic drift is more likely in a small population
True
What are the four agents of evolution?
Under this species concept, a group of organisms are classified in the same species if they appear morphologically identical.
Morphological Species Concept
Under the ______ ______ ______, organisms are classified as the same as the same species if they have identical DNA sequences.
Molecular Species Concept
What is a theory that defines a species as two organisms that are able to successfully mate and reproduce?
Biological Species Concept
Why is low genetic diversity an issue in species conservation?
What are the three similarities between organisms that can be used to define a species?