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High School Biology: The Theory of Evolution - Microevolution and the Genetics of Populations (Fill in the blank)
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High School Biology: The Theory of Evolution - Microevolution and the Genetics of Populations (Fill in the blank)
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1. Evolution occurs in a population when allele ____________ change over time.

2. The ____________ consists of all the genes of all the members of the population.

3. ____________ selection occurs when phenotypes in the middle of the range are selected against.

4. ____________ selection occurs when there are differences in fitness among members of a population.

5. Gene ____________ occurs when people move into or out of a population.

6. ____________ occurs over geologic time above the level of the species.

7. The founder effect is prevalent among the ____________ population in the U.S. and Canada.

8. A ____________ effect occurs when a population suddenly gets much smaller.