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Population Genetics

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Genetic drift

Back (Answer)

changes in genetic frequency due to random events

#2
Front (Question)

Offspring exhibit traits passed on by …… genes

Back (Answer)

parental

#3
Front (Question)

Example of genetic drift

Back (Answer)

wildflowers containing dominant and recessive genes if dominant genes are gone, recessive genes will be expressed

#4
Front (Question)

Island Biography

Back (Answer)

study factors that affect species diversity

#5
Front (Question)

What is the premise for island biography

Back (Answer)

founder populations

#6
Front (Question)

Immigration to an island is determined by its ……… to other land bodies

Back (Answer)

proximity

#7
Front (Question)

Mouflon

Back (Answer)

wild sheep transported to an island in the Indian Ocean

#8
Front (Question)

Why did the Mouflon not lose its genetic diversity

Back (Answer)

due to environmental pressures on the island

#9
Front (Question)

Genetic drift should have caused the Mouflon to have a loss in ……..

Back (Answer)

genetic diversity

#10
Front (Question)

Polydactylism

Back (Answer)

genetic abnormality extra fingers and/or toes

#11
Front (Question)

Polydactylism affects ……… out of …….. children

Back (Answer)

1; 500

#12
Front (Question)

There is a higher incidence of Polydactylism among ……

Back (Answer)

Amish people

#13
Front (Question)

Polydactylism is common in ……

Back (Answer)

cats

#14
Front (Question)

Bottleneck events

Back (Answer)

a large percentage of the population is no longer part of the viable population

#15
Front (Question)

What do bottleneck events lead to

Back (Answer)

severe reduction in genetic diversity increase in inbreeding higher rate of recessive traits expressed reduces chance of survival for subsequent generations can lead to extinction

#16
Front (Question)

Which population experienced a bottleneck during the last Ice Age

Back (Answer)

the cheetah

#17
Front (Question)

Which endangered species have a limited gene pool

Back (Answer)

cheetah

#18
Front (Question)

The cheetah population has never fully recovered due to …… and ……..

Back (Answer)

over-hunting; habitat destruction

#19
Front (Question)

Cheetahs have genetic effects due to ……..

Back (Answer)

interbreeding

#20
Front (Question)

When did the American Bison population bottlenecked

Back (Answer)

during the 17th century

#21
Front (Question)

Why did the American Bison population bottlenecked

Back (Answer)

European settlers slaughtered the bison

#22
Front (Question)

The number of American Bison were down to ………by 1890’2

Back (Answer)

1,000

#23
Front (Question)

Only …… of American Bison are part of conservation herds

Back (Answer)

4%

#24
Front (Question)

The American Bison today have genes from breeding with …….

Back (Answer)

cattle