Question 1

Which factor contributes to the phenomenon of natural selection?

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A) competition for survival 
B) lack of competition in mating 
C) genetic homogeneity in a population 
D) underpopulation

Question 2

Which of the following does not change gene frequencies in populations?

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A) selection 
B) migration 
C) mutation 
D) diet

Question 3

What is the differential reproduction of genotypes,resulting from their variable fitness?

Accepted Answer

A) genetic drift 
B) discrimination 
C) evolution 
D) selection

Question 4

For a given locus,in a population with two alternative alleles,the allele frequencies p + q = _______.

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A) 1.0 
B) p × q 
C) 0 
D) 100

Question 5

Assume that in a Hardy- Weinberg population,9% of the individuals are of the homozygous recessive phenotype.What percentage are homozygous dominant?

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A) 91% 
B) 9% 
C) 51% 
D) 49%

Question 6

Albinism is an autosomal recessive trait in humans.Assume that there are 100 albinos aa)in a population of 1 million.How many individuals would be expected to be homozygous normal AA under equilibrium conditions?

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A) 980,100 
B) 100 
C) 10,000 
D) 999,900 
E) 19,800

Question 7

Given an inheritance pattern of incomplete dominance and 81 flowers that are red R1R1 ,18 flowers that are pink R1R2 ,and 1 flower that is white R2R2 ,what is the frequency of the R1 allele?

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A) 0.9 
B) 0.1 
C) 0.8 
D) 0.2

Question 8

What information have the results of mitochondrial DNA analysis offered concerning the phylogenetic relationships between Neanderthals and modern humans?

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Question 9

What single event is probably common to all occurrences of speciation?

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Question 10

In a population of cattle,the following color distribution was noted: 36% red RR ,48% roan Rr),and 16% white rr .This population is in a Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium.What will be the distribution of genotypes in the next generation if the Hardy- Weinberg assumptions are met?

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A) 36% red; 48% roan; 16% white 
B) 30% red; 60% roan; 10% white 
C) 30% red; 50% roan; 20% white 
D) 40% red; 40% roan; 20% white

Question 11

A number of mechanisms operate to maintain genetic diversity in a population.Why is such diversity favored?

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A) Genetic diversity may better adapt a population to inevitable changes in the environment. 
B) Genetic diversity helps populations avoid diploidy. 
C) Homozygosity is an evolutionary advantage. 
D) Diversity leads to inbreeding advantages. 
E) Greater genetic diversity increases the chances of haploidy.

Question 12

Which method is often used to analyze proteins and nucleic acids by physical separation when estimating genetic variation in populations?

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A) electrophoresis 
B) centrifugation 
C) absorption spectrophotometry 
D) in situ hybridization 
E) fluorometry

Question 13

Which assumption pertains to a population in a Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium?

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A) a selectively mating population 
B) no migration,mutation or,genetic drift 
C) a selective advantage of one genotype 
D) a small population

Question 14

One of the Hardy- Weinberg assumptions states that all genotypes in the population are free of selective advantage.What influence might a selective advantage of a genotype have on a Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium?

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Question 15

In the evolutionary sense,what is meant by the term molecular clock?

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Question 16

Two species that have experienced several thousand years of isolation from one another are now incapable of producing viable offspring despite mating efforts.What type of reproductive isolating mechanism developed between the two species?

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Question 17

Mutation and migration introduce new alleles into populations.What is the most likely principal force that will shift allelic frequencies within large populations?

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Question 18

A certain form of albinism in humans is recessive and autosomal.Assume that 1% of the individuals in a given population are albino.Assuming that the population is in Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium,what percentage of the individuals in this population is expected to be heterozygous?

Accepted Answer

A) 9% 
B) 82% 
C) 99% 
D) 18%

Question 19

One of the Hardy- Weinberg assumptions states that the population is infinitely large.What influence might a small population size have on a Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium?

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