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What is a population in evolutionary biology?
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?
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?
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?
Which term refers to the collection of all alleles for all loci present in a population?
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What indicates genetic variation among individuals in a population?
What indicates genetic variation among individuals in a population?
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How is the evolution of populations best understood?
How is the evolution of populations best understood?
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What does population genetics study?
What does population genetics study?
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Which of the following is NOT one of the conditions for the Hardy Weinberg Principle?
Which of the following is NOT one of the conditions for the Hardy Weinberg Principle?
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What does the phenotype frequency represent?
What does the phenotype frequency represent?
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Why is it important to have a very large population size for the Hardy Weinberg Principle?
Why is it important to have a very large population size for the Hardy Weinberg Principle?
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What is the sum of the frequencies of the two alleles A and a in a population?
What is the sum of the frequencies of the two alleles A and a in a population?
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"Calculate the genotype frequency" means to calculate:
"Calculate the genotype frequency" means to calculate:
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