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1 | | How do the concepts of species and genetically distinct populations differ? |
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2 | | Why is it that a population can be more genetically diverse than an individual? |
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3 | | Give an example of a gene pool containing a number of separate populations. |
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4 | | Describe the biological species concept. |
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5 | | What is meant by the terms gene frequency and allele frequency? |
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6 | | How is the use of the two terms gene and allele frequency different? |
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7 | | Give an example of a human characteristic that has a high frequency in Europe and a low frequency in Africa. |
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8 | | Why can there be greater genetic diversity within a gene pool than in an individual organism? |
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9 | | List three mechanisms that contribute to genetic diversity. |
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10 | | What happens to the degree of genetic diversity as a population decreases in size? |
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11 | | List four processes that can lead to local, genetically distinct populations. |
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12 | | In what way are the founder effect and a genetic bottleneck similar in their effect on the genetic diversity of a local population? |
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13 | | How do the genetic combinations in clones and sexually reproducing populations differ? |
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14 | | How is a clone developed? What are its benefits and drawbacks? |
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15 | | How is an intraspecific hybrid formed? What are its benefits and drawbacks? |
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16 | | Why is genetic diversity in domesticated plants and animals reduced? |
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17 | | List four techniques used to distinguish one species from another. |
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18 | | Explain why the terms reproductively isolated and species are related. |
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19 | | Give an example of a human population with a high frequency of a deleterious allele. |
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20 | | What is the role of a genetic counselor? |
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21 | | What is amniocentesis? |
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22 | | What were eugenics laws? List two facts about human genetics that the advocates of eugenics failed to consider. |
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