Population Genetics Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• dominant : a gene variant that expresses its trait even when paired with a different allele.
• homozygous : having two identical alleles for a particular gene.
• natural selection : the process where organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass those advantageous traits to their offspring.
• carrying capacity : an ecosystem's maximum number of organisms of a species that can survive in that particular environment.
• heterozygous : having two different alleles of the same gene.
• mutation : change in the dna sequence of an organism.
• genetic drift : the change in frequency of gene variants in a population over time, happens due to a random choice rather than natural selection.
• recessive : an allele that only expresses its phenotype when an individual inherits two copies of it.
• gene flow : the transfer of genetic material from one population to another.
• population genetics : the study of change in allele frequency under the influence of 4 different forces.
• hardy weinberg : equation is used to calculate what genes are in a large population.
• inbreeding depression : reduces survival and fertility of offspring that results from mating between related individuals.