C. Estrella

Biology 4

Chapter 23: The Evolution of Populations

1. Explain how microevolutionary change can affect a gene pool.
2. State the Hardy-Weinberg theorem.
3. Write the general Hardy-Weinberg equation and use it to calculate allele and genotype frequencies.
4. Explain the consequences of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
5. Describe the usefulness of the Hardy-Weinberg model to population geneticists.
6. List the conditions a population must meet in order to maintain Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
7. Explain how genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, nonrandom mating and natural selection can cause microevolution.
8. Explain the role of population size in genetic drift.
9. Distinguish between the bottleneck effect and the founder effect.
10. Explain why mutation has little quantitative effect on a large population.