When a Population Shrinks, Causing Low Genetic Variation or the Fixation

question 39

Short Answer

When a population shrinks, causing low genetic variation or the fixation of a harmful allele, a genetic ____________________ has occurred.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variation from the average in a set of data, indicating how spread out the numbers are.

Test-retest Reliability

The consistency of a psychological test or assessment over time when administered to the same group of people.

Raw Scores

A raw score represents the number of questions answered correctly on a test or assessment before any adjustments or transformations.

T score

A standardized type of z-score that typically has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10, used for comparing individual scores.