Chapter 23: Evolution of Populations
what are three mechanisms by which sexual reproduction shuffles
existing alleles? - Correct Answer ✔️✔️crossing over,
independent assortment of chromosomes into separate gametes,
random fertilization
what is a population? - Correct Answer ✔️✔️a group of
individuals of the same species that live in the same area & interbreed,
producing fertile offspring.
what is a gene pool? - Correct Answer ✔️✔️all the alleles for all
the loci in all individuals of the population
define fixed alleles: - Correct Answer ✔️✔️when only one allele
exists for a particular locus in the population: all individuals are
homozygous for that allele.
