In: Biology
Identify the effect(s) of specific population-genetic forces on genetic variation within and between populations over time. In each of the table cells, choose one of the options in the drop-down menu that appears.
Genetic variation within a population | Genetic variation between multiple populations | |
Mutation | [ Select ] ["increases", "decreases", "can either increase or decrease", "stays the same"] | [ Select ] ["increases", "decreases", "can either increase or decrease", "stays the same"] |
Migration | [ Select ] ["increases", "decreases", "can either increase or decrease", "stays the same"] | [ Select ] ["increases", "decreases", "can either increase or decrease", "stays the same"] |
Genetic drift | [ Select ] ["increases", "decreases", "can either increase or decrease", "stays the same"] | [ Select ] ["increases", "decreases", "can either increase or decrease", "stays the same"] |
Natural selection | [ Select ] ["increases", "decreases", "can either increase or decrease", "stays the same"] | [ Select ] ["increases", "decreases", "can either increase or decrease", "stays the same"] |
In a large, randomly-mating population, the frequency of the allele (a) for sickle-cell hemoglobin is 0.028. The results of studies have shown that people with the following genotypes at the beta-chain locus produce the average numbers of offspring given. In the table below, indicate the relative fitness values for these three genotypes.
Genotype | Mean offspring | Relative fitness |
AA | 5 | [ Select ] ["0", "1", "0.83"] |
Aa | 6 | [ Select ] ["0", "1", "0.83"] |
aa | 0 | [ Select ] ["0", "1", "0.83"] |
What form of selection is acting on the sickle-cell allele? [ Select ] ["directional selection against the a allele", "directional selection against the A allele", "overdominance", "underdominance"]
Over time, we should expect genetic variation in this population to [ Select ] ["increase", "decrease", "stay the same"] .