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What is the primary mechanism underlying genetic drift?
What is the primary mechanism underlying genetic drift?
- Non-random mating between individuals
- Mutation rates varying between populations
- Selection pressure from environmental factors
- Random fluctuation of allele frequencies over time (correct)
Which of the following scenarios is an example of the Founder Effect?
Which of the following scenarios is an example of the Founder Effect?
- A population of cattle is domesticated and bred for specific traits
- A small group of individuals from a large population establish a new population (correct)
- A natural disaster reduces the size of a population
- A large population of dogs is divided into two smaller populations
What is the term for the extreme reduction in population size, resulting in a loss of genetic diversity?
What is the term for the extreme reduction in population size, resulting in a loss of genetic diversity?
- Natural selection
- Artificial selection
- Genetic drift
- The Bottleneck Effect (correct)
Which of the following is a characteristic of genetic drift in small populations?
Which of the following is a characteristic of genetic drift in small populations?
What is the primary difference between genetic drift and natural selection?
What is the primary difference between genetic drift and natural selection?
What is the primary mechanism for accumulating adaptive differences in populations according to natural selection?
What is the primary mechanism for accumulating adaptive differences in populations according to natural selection?
What is the term for the loss of genetic variation in a population due to a drastic reduction in population size?
What is the term for the loss of genetic variation in a population due to a drastic reduction in population size?
What is the term for the random change in allele frequency in a small population?
What is the term for the random change in allele frequency in a small population?
What is the primary difference between genetic drift and natural selection?
What is the primary difference between genetic drift and natural selection?
What is an example of a 'natural laboratory of evolution' where natural selection and genetic drift have been studied?
What is an example of a 'natural laboratory of evolution' where natural selection and genetic drift have been studied?
What is the primary reason why genetic drift has a more significant impact on small populations?
What is the primary reason why genetic drift has a more significant impact on small populations?
What is an example of a bottleneck effect?
What is an example of a bottleneck effect?
How does genetic drift differ from natural selection?
How does genetic drift differ from natural selection?
What is the founder effect, and how does it relate to genetic drift?
What is the founder effect, and how does it relate to genetic drift?
What is the key difference between genetic drift and gene flow?
What is the key difference between genetic drift and gene flow?
What is the primary mechanism by which genetic drift leads to the loss of genetic variation in small populations?
What is the primary mechanism by which genetic drift leads to the loss of genetic variation in small populations?
Which of the following is an example of the bottleneck effect?
Which of the following is an example of the bottleneck effect?
What is the main difference between genetic drift and natural selection?
What is the main difference between genetic drift and natural selection?
What is the founder effect?
What is the founder effect?
Which of the following evolutionary processes is most likely to lead to the fixation of a neutral allele in a population?
Which of the following evolutionary processes is most likely to lead to the fixation of a neutral allele in a population?
What is the consequence of inbreeding on genotype frequencies in a population?
What is the consequence of inbreeding on genotype frequencies in a population?
Which of the following conditions is required for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
Which of the following conditions is required for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
What is the effect of self-fertilization on the frequency of alleles in a population?
What is the effect of self-fertilization on the frequency of alleles in a population?
What is the term for the random change in allele frequencies in a small population?
What is the term for the random change in allele frequencies in a small population?
Which of the following is NOT a condition required for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
Which of the following is NOT a condition required for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
What is the primary driver of the accumulation of biological differences between two populations that were once part of a single species?
What is the primary driver of the accumulation of biological differences between two populations that were once part of a single species?
What happens to a population when it experiences a severe reduction in size, resulting in a loss of genetic diversity?
What happens to a population when it experiences a severe reduction in size, resulting in a loss of genetic diversity?
What is the term for the formation of a new population from a small group of individuals, which can lead to genetic drift?
What is the term for the formation of a new population from a small group of individuals, which can lead to genetic drift?
What is the key difference between genetic drift and natural selection?
What is the key difference between genetic drift and natural selection?
What is the term for the random fluctuations in allele frequency that occur in small populations?
What is the term for the random fluctuations in allele frequency that occur in small populations?
What can be a consequence of a bottleneck effect in a population?
What can be a consequence of a bottleneck effect in a population?
What is the primary difference between the genetic drift that occurs in large populations versus small populations?
What is the primary difference between the genetic drift that occurs in large populations versus small populations?
Which of the following is an example of a genetic drift event?
Which of the following is an example of a genetic drift event?
What is the primary difference between genetic drift and natural selection?
What is the primary difference between genetic drift and natural selection?
What is the term for the genetic drift that occurs when a few individuals colonize a new habitat?
What is the term for the genetic drift that occurs when a few individuals colonize a new habitat?
What is the relationship between the population size and the effect of genetic drift?
What is the relationship between the population size and the effect of genetic drift?
What is the primary consequence of the bottleneck effect in the cheetah population?
What is the primary consequence of the bottleneck effect in the cheetah population?
What is the term for the random change in allele frequency in a small population?
What is the term for the random change in allele frequency in a small population?
What is the primary difference between the genetic drift that occurs in a population affected by a bottleneck effect and the genetic drift that occurs in a population affected by a founder effect?
What is the primary difference between the genetic drift that occurs in a population affected by a bottleneck effect and the genetic drift that occurs in a population affected by a founder effect?
What is the relationship between the frequency of an allele in a population and the effect of genetic drift?
What is the relationship between the frequency of an allele in a population and the effect of genetic drift?
