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| the study of allele frequency and change due to natural selection, gene flow, genetic drift, and mutations |
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| a localized group of individuals that are capable of interbreeding and producing offspring |
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| the total number of genes of every individual in a population |
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| states that allele frequencies will remain constant from generation to generation unless acted upon by other agents |
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| change in the allele frequency in a population |
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| the transfer of alleles from one population to another |
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| a process in which chance events cause changes in allele frequencies |
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| the idea that traits come in two or more forms |
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| a process where organisms with desirable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce than organisms with undesirable traits |
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| Genetic drift that occurs when the size of the population is greatly reduced and the resulting population doesn't fully represent the original population |
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| Shifts the population to the intermediates of the distribution |
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| Shifts the population to one extreme of the distribution |
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| Shifts the population to both ends of the distribution |
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| The 5 causes of microevolution |
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Mutations
Gene flow
Genetic drift
Natural selection
Nonrandom mating |
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