A group of similar organisms that can reproduce to give fertile offspring
Definition of a population.
A group of organisms of the same species occupying a particular space at a particular time that can potentially interbreed.
Definition of a gene pool.
The complete range of alleles present in a population in a given time
Definition of allele frequency.
The number of times a particular allele occurs within the gene pool
Organisms in a population have the same genes but different combinations of alleles.
What does the Harvy Weinburg principle predict ?
That the proportion of dominant and recessive alleles of any gene in a population remains the same from one generation to the next provided five conditions met :
