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What is a process the eliminates harmful alleles from a gene pool?
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∙ 11y ago
negative selection
Ardella Ernser
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∙ 11y agoI think it may be natural selection, which eliminates individuals with harmful traits and genes from the gene pool because they are less likely to survive or reproduce. However, if it is a genetic function you are talking about I don't know. Try finding a more reputable source if that is the case.
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∙ 11y agonegative selection.
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∙ 7y agonegative selection
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What is a detrimental gene?
A deleterious mutation has a negative effect on the phenotype, and thus decreases the fitness of the organism. (A harmful mutation)
Which term describes the movement of alleles into out of a population?
Gene flow
Two different forms of the same gene are called?
Alleles
Allele in gene or gene in allele?
Alleles are the specific form of a gene e.g. gene for 'eye colour, allele for 'blue eyes'. Therefore the alleles are in the genes.
What is the connection between genes and alleles?
they both show something about appearance.
Which is a process that eliments harmful alleles from a gene pool?
natural selection
What is a process that eliminate harmful alleles from a gene pool?
negative selection.
What is the process in which two alleles separates from a gene?
Segregation
Different versions of the same gene are called?
Different versions of the same gene are called
What is a detrimental gene?
A deleterious mutation has a negative effect on the phenotype, and thus decreases the fitness of the organism. (A harmful mutation)
How alleles and genes related?
Genes and alleles are related because alleles are inside a gene. Genes are made up by alleles. A gene is DNA. The allele is like piece of DNA inside a gene.
Which term describes the movement of alleles into out of a population?
Gene flow
Difference between a gene and an allele?
The alleles are the different forms of the gene. This is simplified, but an example might be, if the gene is "eye color," the alleles would be "green, blue, brown, etc." The variations in the gene are the alleles.
What are the alleles of a gene?
That depends on the gene: some genes have only a few alleles, some genes have hundreds or even thousands of alleles.
What is a process that eliminated harmful allele from a gene pool?
negative selection.
What process produces new alleles of a gene?
There isn't ONLY one way, except for genetic manipulation (from an injected virus which is NOT for immunization); the only other way is via reproduction.
Two different forms of the same gene are called?
Alleles
