MBG 4020 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Genetic Drift, Zygosity, Panmixia

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Course: MBG 4020
• Professor: Andy Robinson

Document Summary

Assumptions for this theory: random mating, equal m:f, discrete generations (parents disappear when offspring born, equal contribution from parents to population they replace themselves, pairwise mating (monogamy, closed population. Using n or ne is worst case scenario (because assumptions are violated: can have parents over multiple generations overlapping, a non closed population puts an x through inbreeding and genetic drift because the population size is essentially limitless. Inbreeding: f(aa) and f(aa) each go up by op^2 increase in homozygosity losing genetic variation, f(aa) goes down by 2op^2.