Gene flow is best described as:
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Correct answer: Exchange of genes between populations
Gene flow involves movement of individuals or gametes between populations. This movement transfers alleles and alters allele frequencies.
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- Which evolutionary force tends to reduce genetic differences between populations?
- If the frequency of allele A is 0.7 in a population, the frequency of allele a (assuming two alleles) is:
- Which factor directly introduces new alleles into a population?
- In a Hardy–Weinberg population, the frequency of heterozygotes is represented by:
- Migration of individuals into a population is known as:
- Genetic drift has the strongest effect in populations that are: