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ANGEL GAGLIARDI
on Oct 14, 2024
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Genetic drift
A) reduces genetic variation within a population.
B) increases divergence (variation) between populations.
C) affects only neutral alleles.
D) a and b
E) a, b, and c
Genetic Variation
The diversity in gene frequencies, which can influence differences within species' physical appearance, behavior, and susceptibility to diseases.
Population
A group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area.
Neutral Alleles
Genetic variants that do not affect the fitness of an organism and are unaffected by natural selection.
- Apprehend the essentiality and methods of genetic drift and natural selection within the study of population genetics.
- Scrutinize and decipher data related to genetics in populations, notably allele frequencies and Hardy-Weinberg stability.
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AB
Learning Objectives
- Apprehend the essentiality and methods of genetic drift and natural selection within the study of population genetics.
- Scrutinize and decipher data related to genetics in populations, notably allele frequencies and Hardy-Weinberg stability.