Genetic Drift and Gene Flow (VCE SSCE Biology): Quizzes
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How does genetic drift differ from natural selection?
How does genetic drift differ from natural selection?
Drift occurs by random chance
What is the bottleneck effect?
What is the bottleneck effect?
Reduced diversity from chance event loss
What is required for the founder effect to occur?
What is required for the founder effect to occur?
Unrepresentative sample of population
What is inbreeding?
What is inbreeding?
Sexual reproduction between relatives
What is adaptive potential?
What is adaptive potential?
Ability to adjust to new pressures
Why are small populations more susceptible to genetic drift?
Why are small populations more susceptible to genetic drift?
Each individual is larger % of gene pool
Which three mechanisms cause gene flow?
Which three mechanisms cause gene flow?
Immigration, emigration, interbreeding
How does immigration affect genetic diversity?
How does immigration affect genetic diversity?
Increases diversity by adding alleles
Why can cheetahs accept organ transplants from any other cheetah?
Why can cheetahs accept organ transplants from any other cheetah?
They are nearly genetically identical
Why were Irish potatoes vulnerable to the fungus?
Why were Irish potatoes vulnerable to the fungus?
No genetic diversity from propagation