Evolutionary Changes in Population: Introduction to Evolutionary Biology
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What is a population in evolutionary biology?

  • All individuals of the same species living in the same place (correct)
  • All individuals of different species living in the same place
  • All individuals of the same species living at different times
  • All individuals of different species living globally

    • How does an individual inherit alleles?

  • An individual inherits two alleles from both parents
  • An individual inherits three alleles, one from each parent and an extra
  • An individual inherits two alleles, one from each parent (correct)
  • An individual inherits one allele from both parents

    • What does it mean if an individual is homozygous for a certain allele?

  • The individual inherited no alleles
  • The individual inherited one allele from each grandparent
  • The individual inherited two identical alleles (correct)
  • The individual inherited two different alleles

    • Which term refers to the collection of all alleles for all loci present in a population?

    <p>Genetic pool</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What indicates genetic variation among individuals in a population?

    <p>Having different subsets of alleles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the evolution of populations best understood?

    <p>In terms of genotype, phenotype, and allele frequencies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does population genetics study?

    <p>Genetic variability within a population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT one of the conditions for the Hardy Weinberg Principle?

    <p>Mutation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the phenotype frequency represent?

    <p>Proportion of a particular phenotype in a population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to have a very large population size for the Hardy Weinberg Principle?

    <p>To maintain allele and genotypic frequencies from generation to generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the sum of the frequencies of the two alleles A and a in a population?

    <p>$1$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Calculate the genotype frequency" means to calculate:

    <p>The proportion of a particular genotype in the population</p> Signup and view all the answers

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