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7.2 Population
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Total cards: 5•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
What is a population?
Back (Answer)
All of the individuals of one species living in an area
#2
Front (Question)
What is a species?
Back (Answer)
Organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring
#3
Front (Question)
What is the gene pool?
Back (Answer)
All of the alleles in a population
#4
Front (Question)
What assumptions does the hardy-Weinberg principle assume?
Back (Answer)
The assumptions are: No mutations, migration or emigration. No selective pressure for or against a specific genotype. Population size is infinite.
#5
Front (Question)
What are the two important hardy-Weinberg equations?
Back (Answer)
• p^2+2pq + q^2 = 1 p2 = pp = homozygous dominant. q2 = qq = homozygous recessive. 2pq = heterozygous. • p+q=1 p = frequency of one allele. q = frequency of other allele.