Genetic variation is a direct results of many sources of genetic material and their unconstrained interaction. The larger the population and the fewer restrictions on how they can be integrated the more diverse the genetic variation. This allows for better natural selection and also reduced the ability of disease from affecting the entire population.
The founder effect describes genetic variation in communities established by few people.
Inbreeding in small closed communities leads to abundances of recessive ailments. This can be seen in hereditary royal families and closed remote communities.
Meiosis
Crossing-over
Recombination frequency is a measure of the likelihood of two genes being inherited together during reproduction. Genetic distance is the physical measure of the separation between two genes in a genome. There is a direct relationship between recombination frequency and genetic distance - as the genetic distance between two genes increases, the likelihood of recombination events between them also increases.
The process of meiosis increases genetic variability as it produces Answers.com for Answers.com. Each Answers.com receives half the Answers.com of the parent Answers.com; the half it receives is randomly assorted.
Crossing over during the first division of meiosis is important because it increases genetic diversity by creating new combinations of genes on chromosomes. This genetic recombination results in offspring with unique genetic traits.
Mutations
On a cellular level you have random union (of sperm and oocyte), genetic crossover (crossover during meiosis 1), and the independent assortment of homologous chromosomes. On a larger scale you have things such as genetic drift and natural selection that will impact the variation in organisms.
A large population increases genetics variation. Mutation will also increase genetics variation.
Crossing-over
Meiosis
Recombination frequency is a measure of the likelihood of two genes being inherited together during reproduction. Genetic distance is the physical measure of the separation between two genes in a genome. There is a direct relationship between recombination frequency and genetic distance - as the genetic distance between two genes increases, the likelihood of recombination events between them also increases.
Sexual reproduction increases the genetic material of a cell.
The process of meiosis increases genetic variability as it produces Answers.com for Answers.com. Each Answers.com receives half the Answers.com of the parent Answers.com; the half it receives is randomly assorted.
Sexual reproduction increases genetic diversity by combining genetic material from two parents, leading to offspring with unique combinations of traits. This diversity allows for adaptation to changing environments and increases the chances of survival for a species.
Sexual reproduction increases genetic diversity by combining genetic material from two parents, leading to offspring with unique combinations of traits. This diversity allows for adaptation to changing environments and increases the chances of survival for a species.
sexual reproduction
Crossing over during the first division of meiosis is important because it increases genetic diversity by creating new combinations of genes on chromosomes. This genetic recombination results in offspring with unique genetic traits.