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What term describes small changes in population over time?

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What term refers to large changes that result in the formation of a new species?

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Which field of biology studies how natural selection affects a population through changes in allele frequencies?

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What is the term for the total number of genes in a population?

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What is the term for a different molecular form of a gene?

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What term describes the change in allele frequency over time?

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What equation is used to calculate allele frequency as the number of individuals in a category divided by the total number of individuals being considered?

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What is the equation \[ p + q = 1 \] used to represent in population genetics?

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What does the equation \[ p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1 \] represent in terms of genotype frequencies?

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In the Hardy-Weinberg equation, what does \[ p^2 \] represent?

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In the Hardy-Weinberg equation, what does \[ 2pq \] represent?

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In the Hardy-Weinberg equation, what does \[ q^2 \] represent?

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What are the conditions required for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?

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What term describes the random change in allele frequencies over time?

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What is the term for when only one type of allele for a trait exists in a population?

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What term describes the reduction in population due to natural forces?

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What is the term for when a small group leaves its home to settle elsewhere?

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What term describes the movement of alleles through populations?

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What term refers to selecting for beneficial alleles based on the environment?

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What type of selection occurs when the intermediate phenotype is being selected for?

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What type of selection occurs when a population is being shifted to the right or left?

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What type of selection occurs when the intermediate phenotype is being selected against?

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