After reading this article we will learn about the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium of gene. In a large random mating population, both gene and genotype frequencies remain constant from generation to generation, in absence of migration, mutation and selection. These properties of a population were first demonstrated by Hardy and Weinberg independently in 1908, and are generally known as Hardy-Weinberg law. If [...]
After reading this article we will learn about the consequences and co-efficient of inbreeding. The mating of individuals more closely related than individuals mating at random is known as inbreeding. The most intense form of inbreeding is selfing. Consequences of Inbreeding: (i) Reduction in genetic variance within a small population (ii) General decrease in over-all heterozygosity (iii) Differentiation of a [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the gene and its role in population. Genetically defined, a genetic population is a spatial-temporal group of conspecific interbreeding individuals. All genetic information distributed among an interbreeding group of individuals collectively form a gene pool. The gene pool concept is best represented by small isolated colonies whose members can interbreed in a [...]