2nd examination bio 304 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

2nd Examination BIO 304 Population Biology & Evolution Page 1 of 11 1 Name: ________________________________ Student ID # __________________________ There are 65 questions on 11 pages of this exam. 1. The null hypothesis, which demonstrates that evolution is not occurring from generation to generation, is known as the _____________. a. Bateman model b. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium c. Fisher stability d. Mendelian stability 2. Sickle-cell anemia is caused by a mutation that substitutes the...

BIO 304-Population Biology & Evolution-Questions and Answers There are 65 questions on 11 pages of this exam. 1. The null hypothesis, which demonstrates that evolution is not occurring from generation to generation, is known as the _____________. a. Bateman model b. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium c. Fisher stability d. Mendelian stability 2. Sickle-cell anemia is caused by a mutation that substitutes the nucleotide thymine for adenine within a codon. This is an example of ________________...

BIO 304 Population Biology & Evolution-Exam 2 here are 65 questions on 11 pages of this exam. 1. What was surprising about the results of Buri’s classic experiment on genetic drift in fruit flies (shown at right)? a. The flies showed no change in heterozygosity. b. Heterozygosity was maintained by mutation-selection balance. c. Strains maintained in benign conditions accumulated deleterious alleles. d. Heterozygosity declined more rapidly than predicted by Sewall Wright’s equa...