Population Genetics

Population

Unit of evolution

Micro vs Macro evolution

Why do evolutionary biologists care so much about variation?

What does it mean for a trait to be beneficial? Deleterious? Neutral?

Context-dependence of phenotypes

Character

Trait

Gene pool

Allele frequency

Locus

Genotype frequency

Population genetics

P + q = 1 (what do we mean by this in population genetics and why is it an important equation?)

Assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg principle

Know how to convert back and forth between genotype and allele frequencies

Work Hardy-Weinberg problems

Know what it means if allele or genotype frequencies differ from what is predicted

What can change allele frequencies over time in a population?

Mate choice

Assortative mating

Genetic drift and its relationship to large vs small populations

Population bottleneck and founder effect and their relationship to small populations

Gene flow

Natural selection

Adaptive

Adaptation