Gene or allele frequency
To calculate allele frequencies for a specific gene in a population, you can use the formula: allele frequency (number of copies of a specific allele) / (total number of alleles in the population). This helps determine how common a particular allele is within the population.
Multiple alleles
The relationship between the frequencies of three alleles of a gene in a population is that they must add up to 1 (100). This is known as the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The frequencies of the three alleles can be represented as p, q, and r, and the equation p q r 1 must hold true in a population for genetic equilibrium to be maintained.
In terms of a population, evolution is just the change of allele frequencies over time. Natural selection can cause certain advantageous alleles to increase in frequency, and detrimental alleles to decrease in frequency.
Mutation can create new alleles, therfore can change allele frequencies in a population.
The distribution of alleles in a population - APEX
It's the other way around: natural selection is the natural process that causes the frequencies of occurence of alleles in the population gene pool to shift.
Genetic drift may occur when a small group of individuals colonizes a new habitat. These individuals may carry alleles in different relative frequencies than did the larger population from which they came.
Any change over time in the relative frequency of alleles in a population.
In a population with two alleles for a trait, the frequencies of the alleles must add up to 1. If the frequency of allele p is 0.68, then the frequency of allele q can be calculated as q = 1 - p. Therefore, q = 1 - 0.68 = 0.32.
In terms of a population, evolution is just the change of allele frequencies over time. Natural selection can cause certain advantageous alleles to increase in frequency, and detrimental alleles to decrease in frequency.
increased genetic diversity within the population. This genetic diversity can help the population adapt to changing environments and increase its overall fitness. However, it can also lead to inbreeding depression if harmful genes are passed on through interbreeding.