Human Genetics, 10th Edition, (Lewis)

Chapter 14: Constant Allele Frequencies

Learning Outcomes


14.1

 

Population Genetics Underlies Evolution

1.

  

State the unit of information of genetics at the population level.

2.

  

Define gene pool.

3.

  

List the five processes that cause microevolutionary change.

4.

  

State the consequence of macroevolutionary change.

14.2

 

Constant Allele Frequencies

5.

  

State the genotypes represented in each part of the Hardy-Weinberg equation.

6.

  

Explain the conditions necessary for Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium.

14.3

 

Applying Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

7.

  

Explain how the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium uses population incidence statistics to predict the probability of a particular phenotype.

14.4

 

DNA Profiling Uses Hardy-Weinberg Assumptions

8.

  

Explain how parts of the genome that are in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium can be used to identify individuals.

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