Population Genetics and Inbreeding

Population Genetics is the study of the distribution of genes across all of the individuals of a particular species in one location…

With your partner, in your notes, answer the following questions:

You may use your lab packet and the following links:

Intro: Berkeley Inbreeding Explanation

Example: Hemophilia History 1

Example: Hemophilia History 2

Example: Irish Potato Famine Due to Inbreeding

Example: Bulldog Breeding

Example: Bulldog inbreeding

Background: PPT on pop. genetics

Evolution simulator: anitbiotic resistance animation

Ways genes can change across populations:

Population Genetics Animation (manually pull the slider at the bottom)

More info on: population genetics

QUESTION SET:

1)Why is inbreeding harmful to individuals and species?

2)Find a specific example of inbreeding; you can use dog pure breeds, Russian royal families (hemophilia), or the potato famine in Ireland. Explain your example and how it show the negative effects of inbreeding.

3)Explain 1 example of how environmental factors can cause an overall change of genes across an entire population.

4)Why is diversity of genes within a population important for the species to evolve successfully?

5)Compare and contrast evolution in a population of genetically similar organisms to  evolution within a population of genetically diverse organisms.