Population Genetics: Genetic Inheritance and Meiosis
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What is the total number of chromosomes in somatic cells?

  • 92
  • 46 (correct)
  • 23
  • 138

What is the process that produces gametes?

  • Translocation
  • Meiosis (correct)
  • Transcription
  • Mitosis

What is the exchange of non-homologous sections of chromosomes during meiosis called?

  • Translocation (correct)
  • Phenotype
  • Point mutation
  • Crossing over

What is the start codon in the genetic code?

<p>AUG (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a group of organisms within a species that interbreed and produce offspring called?

<p>Deme (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a point mutation that changes the location of the start or stop codons called?

<p>Frameshift mutation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of reproductive isolation occurs when organisms mate at different seasons or times?

<p>Temporal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of genetic drift initially reduces variation at the population level?

<p>Random changes in allele frequency (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What prevents interbreeding due to incompatible sex cells?

<p>Gametic Isolation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theorem states that allele and genotype frequencies will remain constant in the absence of evolutionary forces?

<p>Hardy-Weinberg Theorem (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of reproductive isolation involves incompatible mating rituals?

<p>Behavioral (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor contributes to organisms competing for natural resources?

<p>Limited resources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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