The Chance Mutations in a Population Without Any Particular Beneficial

question 82

Multiple Choice

The chance mutations in a population without any particular beneficial effect change the genetic composition of a breeding population until it diverges from other populations is referred to as:

• A)gene flow
• B)genetic drift
• C)allopatric speciation
• D)geographic isolation
• E)disjunction

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Definitions:

Interval

Scale used to categorize, rank order, and arrange data so that an equal interval unit appears between each of the scores.

Descriptive Statistics

Set of statistical analyses that can be used to organize and describe the characteristics of a set of data.

Inferential

Pertaining to inferential statistics, which involves making predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data.

Variability

The degree to which scores in a set of data are spread out or differ from each other.