Genetic Variation: Responsible Factors
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Genetic Variation: Responsible Factors“ von Georgina Cornwall, PhD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Population Genetics“. Der Vortrag ist dabei in folgende Kapitel unterteilt:
- Factors Responsible for Genetic Variation
- Mutation
- Natural Selection
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Drift - Founder Effect
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following statements regarding mating in genetics is TRUE?
- Positive assortative mating is more prevalent.
- Negative assortative mating is more prevalent.
- Positive assortative mating refers to mating between mates with opposite characteristics.
- Negative assortative mating refers to mating between mates with similar characteristics.
- Assortative mating is also referred to as random mating.
Consanguinity is defined as which of the following?
- In-family mating
- Out-of-family mating
- Mating with someone born on the same continent
- Negative assortative mating
- Random mating
Which of the following terms describes when one allele moves from one population to another population through immigration and emigration?
- Gene flow
- Genetic drift
- Founder effect
- Bottleneck effect
- Natural selection
Which of the following terms describes a situation where having one mutant allele gives a person a favorable phenotype over a person with two wild-type or two mutant-type alleles?
- Heterozygote advantage
- Recessive advantage
- Dominant advantage
- Homozygote advantage
- Founder effect
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Dozent des Vortrages Genetic Variation: Responsible Factors
Georgina Cornwall, PhD
Dr. Georgina Cornwall is a Biology Instructor and currently works as an Instructional Designer in the private sector, developing interactive online training materials.
She obtained her PhD in Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology at the University of Colorado, USA, in 2000, and has since taught a broad array of biology courses at various US universities.
She is an active promoter of hybrid/online teaching formats and interactive courses, and has received several awards for her engaging and innovative course design; e.g., she was named Adjunct Faculty of the Year at Colorado Mountain College in Aspen twice.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Cornwall teaches courses on Biology & Genetics.
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