ZOL 341 1st edition Lecture 27 Outline of Last Lecture I Normal distribution II Variance III Partitioning genetic variance IV Heritability Outline of Current Lecture II Populations III Gene pool IV Hardy Weinberg equilibrium Current Lecture population a group of interbreeding organisms gene pool the collection of genes and alleles found in members of a population hardy Weinberg equilibrium assumptions population size is infinite random mating occurs in the population natural selection does not operate migration does not introduce new alleles mutation does not introduce new alleles genetic drift does not take place predictions that can be made allele frequencies remain stable over time allele distribution into genotypes is predictable stable equilibrium frequencies of alleles and genotypes are maintained evolutionary and nonrandom mating effects are predictable These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute 2 alleles of autosomal gene A1 and A2 the frequencies for these are given as f A1 p f A2 q equal frequencies in males and females p q 1
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