Genetic Variation

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Overview of the NCEA level 2 genetic variation and change topic.
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Genetic Variation
  1. Sources of Variation
    1. Mutations
      1. Meiosis
        1. Independent Assortment
          1. Crossing Over
            1. Segregation
            2. Sexual Reproduction
              1. 2 Parents
                1. Fertilisation
              2. Key Terms
                1. Gene
                  1. Allele
                    1. Trait
                      1. Gene Pool
                        1. Allele Frequency
                        2. Evolution
                          1. Natural Selection
                            1. Types
                              1. Disruptive
                                1. Directional
                                  1. Stabilising
                                  2. Darwin's Theory

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                                    • The favourable phenotype is selected for.
                                  3. Gene Flow

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                                    • Gene flow affects the gene pool of a population.
                                    1. Immigration

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                                      • Individuals entering the population.
                                      1. Emmigration

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                                        • Individuals leaving the population.
                                      2. Genetic Drift
                                        1. The Bottleneck Effect
                                          1. The Founder Effect
                                        2. Inheritance
                                          1. Monohybrid Inheritance
                                            1. Complete Dominance
                                              1. Incomplete Dominance
                                                1. Co-dominance
                                                  1. Lethal Alleles
                                                    1. Multiple Alleles
                                                    2. Dihybrid Inheritance
                                                      1. 9:3:3:1 - separate chromosomes
                                                        1. 9:1:1:5 - lethal alleles/crossig over
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