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11.1 Populations and Species | -
How do the concepts of species and genetically distinct populations
differ?
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Describe the biological species concept.
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11.2 The Species Problem | -
List four techniques used to distinguish one
species from another.
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Explain why the phrase ‘reproductively isolated’ and the word
‘species’ are related.
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11.3 The Gene Pool Concept | -
Give an example of a gene pool containing a
number of separate populations.
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Why can there be greater genetic diversity within a gene pool than in
an individual organism?
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11.4 Describing Genetic Diversity | -
What is meant by the terms gene frequency
and allele frequency?
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Give an example of a human characteristic that has a high frequency
in the Europe and a low frequency in Africa.
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11.5 Why Genetically Distinct Populations Exist | -
List four processes that can lead to local
genetically distinct populations.
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In what way are the founder effect and a genetic bottleneck similar
in their affect on the genetic diversity of a local population?
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11.6 How Genetic Diversity Comes About | -
Why does the size of a population affect the gene pool?
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List three factors that change allele frequencies in a population.
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11.7 Genetic Variety in Domesticated Plants and Animals | -
How do the genetic combinations in clones
and sexually reproducing populations differ?
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How is a clone developed? What are its benefits and drawbacks?
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How is an intraspecific hybrid formed? What are its benefits and
drawbacks?
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Why is genetic diversity in domesticated plants and animals reduced?
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11.8 Human Population Genetics | -
Give an example of a human population with a high frequency of a
deleterious allele.
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11.9 Ethics and Human Genetics | -
What forces maintain racial differences in
the human gene pool?
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were eugenics laws? List two facts about human genetics they failed
to consider.
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