 | Goals and Objectives
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Recognize how the concepts of species, gene pool, and population are related.- Explain the difference between the biological species concept and the morphological species concept.
- State why all organisms of a species are not the same.
- Distinguish between gene pool and genetic diversity.
- List three methods used to distinguish species from one another.
Know the factors that can cause differences in genetic diversity of different populations of the same species.- Explain how each of the following affects the genetic diversity within populations: mutation, sexual reproduction, population size, and migration.
- Describe three processes that could result in different populations of the same species having different gene combinations.
Learn the processes used to produce specific varieties of domesticated plants and animals.- Relate cloning and hybridization to asexual and sexual reproduction.
- Explain how hybrid plants and animals are produced.
- Describe how genetic engineering differs from the development of intraspecific hybrids and clones.
- Describe the value and potential danger of the practice of monoculture.
Recognize that population genetics principles apply to human populations.- Describe why certain diseases are more common in some groups of people than in others.
- Describe how a lack of understanding about population genetics contributed to the eugenics movements.
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