BIOL 1111k Chapter 16

a stretch of genetic information that codes
for a specific genetic trait or characteristic

• gene

• allele

• DNA replication

• RNA

a group of individuals of the same
species living and interacting within a defined area

• population

• society

• family

• biosphere

a change in the inherited characteristics of populations from generation to generation

• evolution

• inheritance

• genetic variability

• natural selection

a process where populations adapt and change in response to an environmental condition

deals with the frequency, distribution, and inheritance of alleles in populations

• population genetics

• DNA crossing over

• population selection

• allele shifts

a set that contains all the alleles of all the genes from all the individuals in a population

an allele's proportion in the gene pool is known as allele

equilibrium populations do NOT evolve

• true

• false

evolving populations DO evolve

• true

• false

these are the original source of genetic variability, rare but important, NOT goal directed