Gene Frequencies Often Differ from Population to Population

question 10

Short Answer

Gene frequencies often differ from population to population. What factors might hold gene frequencies at different levels in adjacent populations?

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Definitions:

Unconscious Mind

A part of the mind that contains thoughts, memories, and desires not within the individual's conscious awareness but influencing behavior and emotions.

Structuralism

An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind.

Functionalism

A theory in psychology that emphasizes the purpose and adaptive functions of human behavior and mental processes.

Phrenology

A now-discredited theory that suggested the shape and size of the cranium could determine character and mental abilities.