Biological Anthropology chapter 4 Questions And Answers
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Biological Anthropology chapter 4 Questions
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Hardy-Weinberg Law testing the Conditions of Genetic Equilibrium.
Genetic change in populations It is a method for studying.
Gene frequencies at a locus remain the same, If no change is occurring within the
population.
Evolution is happ...
Biological Anthropology chapter 4 Questions
And Answers
Hardy-Weinberg Law testing the Conditions of Genetic Equilibrium.
Genetic change in populations It is a method for studying.
Gene frequencies at a locus remain the same, If no change is occurring within the
population.
Evolution is happening within the population if change is occurring.
Mutation The Only Source of New Alleles, also only source of new genetic information.
The only possible source of new, unique, genetic material.
Mutation any heritable change in the structure or amount of genetic material. most likely
to have significant evolutionary consequences sex cells.
Different types:
, Biological Anthropology chapter 4 Questions
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Point, frameshift, transposable elements
Spontaneous mutations have no known cause.
Induced mutations are caused by environmental agents (mutagens).
Most mutations are harmless.
Natural Selection advantageous Characteristics, Survival, and Reproduction.
Based on Darwin's principle that individuals with advantageous characteristics will
survive and reproduce in higher numbers (reproductive success)
Patterns of Natural Selection i. Directional selection
favors an extreme form of a trait.
ii. Stabilizing selection
favors the average form of a trait.
iii. Disruptive selection
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