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Bio 2: practical 1
Labs 1-5
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/23/2015

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Term
hardy weinberg theorem
Definition
p2=2pq=q2=1
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P
Definition
dominant
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Q
Definition
recessive
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What is a gene pool
Definition
total genes in a population
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Genetic drift
Definition
random fluctuations of the number of gene variations in a population
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Gene flow
Definition
transfer of genes/allels from 1 population to the next
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Microevolution
Definition
evolution occurs at a populaton level
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5 conditions of hardy weinberg
Definition

1. No gene flow

2. Population is large

3. no mutations

4. mating is random

5. no natural selection

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Founder effect
Definition
loss of genetic variation when a new population is made by a small number from a large number of population.
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Bottleneck effect
Definition
when an event causes a population size to reduce for at least 1 generation
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