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Evolution of Populations Questions
Miller Ch.16
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Biology
9th Grade
05/28/2009

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What are the main sources of heritible variation in a population?
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How is evolution defined in genetic terms?
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What determines the numbers of phenotypes for a given trait?
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What is a gene pool?
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In genetic terms, what indicates that evolution is occuring in a population?
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What two pocesses can lead to inherited variation and populations?
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How does the range of phenotypes differ between single-gene traits and polygenic traits?
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How are allele frequencies related to gene pools?
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How does natural selection affect single-gene and polygenic traits?
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What is genetic drift?
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What five conditions are needed to maintain genetic equilibrium?
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How do stabilizing selection and disruptive selection differ?
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How does genetic drift lead to a change in a populations gene pool?
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What is the Hardy-Weinberg principle?
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What factors are involved in the formation of new species?
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How can temporal isolation lead to speciation?
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Explain how behavior can play a rolem in the evolution of species.
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