Which of the following is primarily responsible for the frequency with which an allele is present in the population? The DNA sequence near the allele a Germ line mutations b Natural selection c. Its starting frequency d. Whether it is in genic or nongenic DNA
Which of the following is primarily responsible for the frequency with which an allele is present in the population? The DNA sequence near the allele a Germ line mutations b Natural selection c. Its starting frequency d. Whether it is in genic or nongenic DNA
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Selection | Term | Description |
Basal factors | a. bind to enhancers | |
Activators | b. bind to promoters | |
Coactivators | c. bind to activators | |
Locus control region | d. large enzymatic complex found in the cytoplasm of alleukaryotic cells that down-regulates gene expression | |
RISC | e. influences transcription from multiple genes linked over alarge region of DNA |
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Selection | Term | Description |
Gene pool | a. The process in which rare alleles increase in frequency in anew population | |
Genetic drift | b. The sum total of all alleles carried in all members of apopulation | |
Founder effect | c. The proportion of all copies of a gene in a population of aspecific type | |
Evolutionary equilibrium | d. Unpredictable, chance fluctuation in allele frequency thathave a neutral effect on fitness | |
Allele frequency | e. a balance between a new allele and selection against thatallele |
