CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS (LL)-W/MOD.MA
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Chapter 21.3, Problem 2CC
Distinguish genetic drift from gene flow in terms of (a) how they occur and (b) their implications for future
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CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS (LL)-W/MOD.MA
Ch. 21.1 - Explain why genetic variation within a population...Ch. 21.1 - Of all the mutations that occur in a population,...Ch. 21.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 21.2 - A population has 700 individuals, 85 of genotype...Ch. 21.2 - The frequency of allele a is 0.45 for a population...Ch. 21.2 - WHAT IF? A locus that affects susceptibility to a...Ch. 21.3 - In what sense is natural selection more...Ch. 21.3 - Distinguish genetic drift from gene flow in terms...Ch. 21.3 - WHAT IF? Suppose two plant populations exchange...Ch. 21.4 - What is the relative fitness of a sterile mule?...
Ch. 21.4 - Explain why natural selection is the only...Ch. 21.4 - Consider a population in which heterozygotes at a...Ch. 21 - Natural selection changes allele frequencies...Ch. 21 - Sparrows With average-sized w1ngs survive severe...Ch. 21 - If the nucleotide variability of a locus equals...Ch. 21 - There are 25 individuals in population 1, all with...Ch. 21 - A fruit fly population has a gene with two...Ch. 21 - FOCUS ON EVOLUTION Using at least TWO examples,...Ch. 21 - Prob. 8TYUCh. 21 - SYNTHESIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE This kettle lake formed...
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