AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

HARDY WEINBERG EQUILIBRIUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do you call the total number of genes in a population?
A
Gene pool
B
Relative Frequency
C
Genetic Drift
D
Allele pool
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The total set of gene copies for all genes in a population is referred to as its gene pool.

Detailed explanation-2: -Every human has around 20, 000 genes and 3, 000, 000, 000 bases. Your entire sequence of genes and bases is called your genome.

Detailed explanation-3: -A gene pool refers to the combination of all the genes (including alleles) present in a reproducing population or species.

Detailed explanation-4: -Allele Frequencies In a sexually reproducing species, each member of the population has two copies of each gene. Therefore, the total number of copies of each gene in the gene pool is 200.

Detailed explanation-5: -The gene pool can be defined, “as the aggregation of all gene in a mendelian population".

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