1.
Here are some related facts:
- FST in genetics is = Genetic distance value.
- Lower FST value between population/species, higher is the
breeding and lesser is the isolation from each other. Whereas,
higher the FST value means no breeding is happening and isolation
is present between population/species. The species which brood
their young generally have a lower FST, it's true. Now, the species
who have planktonic larvae, they will be having more widespread
dispersal due to their floating nature, and they have lesser
genetic variations and differentiation in them even over a large
geographical dispersion.
- Whereas, the limited dispersing (brooding ones), have a great
genetic differentiation present in them with a greater population
genetic structure in comparison to those with planktonic
larvae.
- Therefore, yes, the statement that "species that brood their
young ones generally have lower FST (less isolation, more
interbreeding) as compared to those who have planktonic larvae"
(with more high dispersal ability have higher FST) and stay much
more isolated with less genetic similarity and less variation.
- the closer to the species, the lesser the genetic distance, the
farther will have more genetic distance less intermingling and more
isolated genes.
- The FST value varies from 0 to 1, with 0 being higher
interbreeding, less isolation, and 1 means no interbreeding and
highly isolated.
Thus, the statement that 'Species that brood their young
generally have lower FST values than those with planktonic larvae',
is TRUE.
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2.
Vicariance is when a species gets
differentiated into two due to a geographical or physical barrier
between them, turning them into two new species who were originally
one. The signature of vicariance means an indication that it is
present. The process of vicariance creates the underlying mechanism
of the diversities of distribution also.
A similar kind of geographical pattern of population
differentiation seen among species can be a signature of
vicariance. This is True.