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| Evolutionary change below the species level; change in the allele frequency in a population over generations. |
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| The percent, on average, of a population's lo'ci that are heterozygous in members of the population. |
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| Differences between the gene pools of geographically separate populations or population subgroups. |
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| A graded change in a character along a geographic axis. |
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| A change in the nucleotide sequence of an organism's DNA, ultimately creating genetic diversity. Mutations also can occur in the DNA or RNA of a virus. |
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| A localized group of individuals of the same species that can interbreed, producing fertile offspring. |
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| The aggregate of all the alleles for all the loci in all individuals in a population. The term is also used in a more restricted sense as the aggregate of alleles for just one or a few loci in a population. |
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| The principle that frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population remain constant from generation to generation, provided that only Mendelian segregation and recombination of alleles are at work. |
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| Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium |
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| The condition describing a nonevolving population. |
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| A process in which chance events cause unpredictable fluctuations in allele frequencies from one generation to the nest. Effects of genetic drift are most pronounced in small population. |
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| Genetic drift that occurs when a few individuals become isolated from a larger population and form a new population whose gene pool's composition is not reflective of that of the original population. |
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| Genetic drift that occurs when the size of a population is reduced, as by a natural disaster of human actions. Typically, the surviving population is no longer genetically representative of the original population. |
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| The transfer of alleles from one population to another, resulting from the movement of fertile individuals or their gametes. |
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| The contribution an individual makes to the gene pool of the next generation, relative to the contributions of other individuals in the population. |
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| Natural selection in which individuals of one end of the phenotypic range survive or reproduce more successfully than do other individuals. |
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| Natural selection in which individuals on both extremes of a phenotypic range survive or reproduce more successfully than do individuals with intermediate phenotypes. |
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| Natural selection in which intermediate phenotypes survive or reproduce more successfully than do extreme phenotypes. |
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| A form of natural selection in which individuals with certain inherited characteristics are more likely than other individuals to obtain mates. |
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| Marked differences between the secondary sex characteristics of males and females. |
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| A direct competition among individuals of one sex for mates of the opposite sex. |
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| Selection whereby individuals of one sex are choosy in selecting their mates from individuals of the other sex; also called mate choice. |
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| Natural selection that maintains two or more phenotypic forms in a population. |
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| Greater reproductive success of heterozygous individuals compared with homozygotes; tends to preserve variation in a gene pool. |
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| Frequency-Dependent Selection |
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| A decline in the reproductive success of individuals that have a phenotype that has become to common in a population. |
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| Genetic variation that does not appear to provide a selective advantage or disadvantage. |
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