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    This document defines key terms related to population evolution, including microevolution, discrete and quantitative characters, average heterozygosity, geographic variation, clines, mutation, point mutation, population, gene pool, Hardy-Weinberg principle, and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Microevolution is changes in allele frequencies over generations within a population, while a population is a group of the same species that interbreed in the same area. The Hardy-Weinberg principle states that allele and genotype frequencies remain constant between generations in a non-evolving population at equilibrium.

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    This document defines key terms related to population evolution, including microevolution, discrete and quantitative characters, average heterozygosity, geographic variation, clines, mutation, point mutation, population, gene pool, Hardy-Weinberg principle, and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Microevolution is changes in allele frequencies over generations within a population, while a population is a group of the same species that interbreed in the same area. The Hardy-Weinberg principle states that allele and genotype frequencies remain constant between generations in a non-evolving population at equilibrium.

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    Population Evolution (23.1-23.

    2): Key Terms


    23.1
    Microevolution: change in the allele frequencies in a population over generations
    Discrete Characters: traits decided by single gene locus with different alleles making distinct
    phenotypes; Ex: flowers either purple or white
    Quantitative Characters: traits that are a result of influence of 2 or more genes on single
    phenotypic character; Ex: height or weight
    Average Heterozygosity: the average percent of loci that are heterozygous
    Geographic Variation: differences in the genetic composition of separate populations
    Cline: a change in a character on a gradient along a geographic axis
    Mutation: a change in the nucleotide sequence of an organisms DNA
    Point Mutation: a change in a single base in a gene

    23.2
    Population: a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area and
    interbreed to create fertile offspring
    Gene Pool: all the alleles for all the loci in all individuals of a population
    Hardy- Weinberg Principle: principle that frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population
    remain constant from generation to generation
    Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium: condition describing a non-evolving population (in a a genetic
    equilibrium)

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