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What effect does a bottleneck have on the allele frequency of a population?
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It greatly reduces the total population, which increases the effects of genetic drift on allele frequency.
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A small founding population of a few hundred Europeans in North America had an unusually high frequency of an allele that causes polydactyly six fingers Many generations that followed had cases of?
The Founder Effect The founder effect is when a few individuals of a species form a new population. The gene pool composition, therefore, is not reflective of the gene pool of the original population. Think of this as a small number of people starting their own colony. This is an example of the Founder effect because Polydactyly is a dominant trait. And in a large population, it will be rare finding a person with a 6th digit. In a smaller population, however, polydactyly has a higher frequency of this allele, because the smaller the population, the higher the sensitivity for inbreeding and lower genetic variation. So, polydactyly (dominant allele) + Increase inbreeding= Higher polydactyly allele frequency.
What happens when a population is not evolving?
The hardy-Weinberg theorem is put into effect which describes an equillibrium among the individuals in a population and among the alleles that they share.
A situation in which allele frequencies change as a result of the migration of a small subgroup of a population is know as the?
founder effect
What is the cause and effect if the population of deer in a forest increases and the population of wolves in a forest increases?
The increased deer population is the cause and the increased wolf population is the effect (more deer means more food for the wolves, which enables their population to increase).
For most of the worlds population what is the effect of aging on the activity of lactase?
For most of the worlds population, the effect of aging on the activity of lactose declines by 90 - 95 percent.
Which is an example of genetic drift?
Allele frequencies change randomly each generation. APEX
The number of trout in a lake drops when the lake is polluted. The trout population increases but the allele frequency is different than it was before the pollution. What type of effect is this?
Apex . . bottleneck
What is genic drift?
Genetic drift is change in allele frequencies due to random chance events. Two types are the Founder effect and the Bottleneck effect. The founder effect is when a subset of a population goes to a new are where there are no other of that same species. The bottleneck effect is when a large population is reduced to a small population. Genetic drift decreases variation in a population and has a greater effect on a smaller population than a larger one.
What effect does natural selection have on the allele frequency of a population?
In the next generation that trait increases in frequency above the frequency in the current generation.
How does genetic drift lead to a change in a populations gene pool?
Genetic drift reduces variation in a population through allele loss, there are 2 situations of GD: a) Bottleneck effect: number of individuals is reduced significantly by a random event b) Founder effect: few individuals are separated and establish their own population both situations result in different allele frequency representations in new populations from their previous population`s
What is the effect of a bottleneck on allele frequencies?
Population bottlenecks occur when the size of a population is drastically reduced, either through extinction or because of separation. When this occurs, it is reasonable to assume that the genetic cross-section of the remaining population is not identical to that of the original population. Not all individuals carry every allele present in the original population, so the remaining population will carry only a small portion of the original number of alleles. This can cause what is known as the 'founder effect'.
What are two processes through which genetic drift can occur?
Random events in small populations and the founder effect. The first can be just about any thing, but the second is about the emigration of a part of a population to another area/population. These emigrants are not fully representative of the parent populations allele frequency; hence drift.Other causes of genetic drift:1- Changes in allele frequency: Sometimes, there can be random fluctuations in the numbers of alleles in a population. These changes in relative allele frequency, called genetic drift, can either increase or decrease by chance over time.Typically, genetic drift occurs in small populations, where infrequently-occurring alleles face a greater chance of being lost.2- population bottleneck : Genetic drift is common after a population experiences a population bottleneck. A population bottleneck arises when a significant number of individuals in a population die or are otherwise prevented from breeding, resulting in a drastic decrease in the size of the population.3-Distribution: How does the physical distribution of individuals affect a population? A species with a broad distribution rarely has the same genetic makeup over its entire range. For example, individuals in a population living at one end of the range may live at a higher altitude and encounter different climatic conditions than others living at the opposite end at a lower altitude.4- Migration: Migration is the movement of organisms from one location to another. Although it can occur in cyclical patterns (as it does in birds), migration when used in a population genetics context often refers to the movement of individuals into or out of a defined population.5-Random chance
What is a change in allele frequency that results from the migration of a small subgroup of a population called?
founder effect founder effect
A small founding population of a few hundred Europeans in North America had an unusually high frequency of an allele that causes polydactyly (six fingers). Many generations that followed had cases of?
The Founder Effect The founder effect is when a few individuals of a species form a new population. The gene pool composition, therefore, is not reflective of the gene pool of the original population. Think of this as a small number of people starting their own colony. This is an example of the Founder effect because Polydactyly is a dominant trait. And in a large population, it will be rare finding a person with a 6th digit. In a smaller population, however, polydactyly has a higher frequency of this allele, because the smaller the population, the higher the sensitivity for inbreeding and lower genetic variation. So, polydactyly (dominant allele) + Increase inbreeding= Higher polydactyly allele frequency.
A flood kills most of a population of ants that lives near a river. After the flood the ant population increases but its allele frequencies are different. What does this situation represent?
bottleneck (apex) [correct]
A small founding population of a few hundred Europeans in North America had an unusually high frequency of an allele that causes polydactyly six fingers Many generations that followed had cases of?
The Founder Effect The founder effect is when a few individuals of a species form a new population. The gene pool composition, therefore, is not reflective of the gene pool of the original population. Think of this as a small number of people starting their own colony. This is an example of the Founder effect because Polydactyly is a dominant trait. And in a large population, it will be rare finding a person with a 6th digit. In a smaller population, however, polydactyly has a higher frequency of this allele, because the smaller the population, the higher the sensitivity for inbreeding and lower genetic variation. So, polydactyly (dominant allele) + Increase inbreeding= Higher polydactyly allele frequency.
Explain how the founder effect can cause a change in the frequency of alleles in a population?
Genetic variation, variation in alleles of genes, occurs both within and among populations. Genetic variation is important because it provides the "raw material" for natural selection.
