Gene Pool - The sum of all of the alleles that all individuals of a population of organisms can conceivably possessss, Variation - The range of genotype differences between individuals from the same gene pool, Gene Flow - The ebb and flow of genetic material within a population, Allele Frequency - How often an allele shows up in a gene pool, Crossing Over - When chromatids can switch information to form new combinations of alleles, Plasmids - Small, circular DNA molecules that function like chromosomes, Mutations - Errors when copying or decoding DNA, Mutation Load - The number of mutations sustained by an organism or a gene pool, Genetic Load - A measure of the health and fitness of a population, Genetic Equilibrium - Occurs in a large population when the allele frequency is stable, Hardy-Weinberg Principle - States that the dominant allele will not automatically replace the recessive alleles for a population in genetic equilibrium, Genetic Drift - A change in allele frequency based on random events, Bottleneck Effect - When a large portion of a population dies and changes the allele frequency dramatically, Founder Effect - A small population moves to a new area and the allele frequency changes,

Population Genetics

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