Lithobates clamitus. also know as the green frog and bronze frog can range in in skin color from pure to brown to pure green and a mixture of both. As their habitats change frogs with a mixture of both colors have a higher fitness as they are better able to hide from predators. 1. If the change in the distribution of this trait is the result of natural selection, name the mode of selection (ie: Balancing, Disruptive, etc...) 2. If a small group of male frogs end up joining this population from a different population of frogs, which process of selection describes the movement of alleles present in the male frog? 3. The process you named in “c” ________ the genetic variation in the population that the male frog joined? (increase, decrease, or stay the same?)

Lithobates clamitus. also know as the green frog and bronze frog can range in in skin color from pure to brown to pure green and a mixture of both. As their habitats change frogs with a mixture of both colors have a higher fitness as they are better able to hide from predators. 1. If the change in the distribution of this trait is the result of natural selection, name the mode of selection (ie: Balancing, Disruptive, etc...) 2. If a small group of male frogs end up joining this population from a different population of frogs, which process of selection describes the movement of alleles present in the male frog? 3. The process you named in “c” ________ the genetic variation in the population that the male frog joined? (increase, decrease, or stay the same?)

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13QP: Measuring Genetic Diversity in Human Populations Why is it that mutation, acting alone, has little...

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