Using gene technologies to assess genetic diversity Flashcards
1
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What is genetic diversity?
A
The number of different alleles in a population
2
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What does comparing the DNA base sequences of the same gene show in different organisms show?
A
How many alleles of that gene there are in a population
3
Q
What will different alleles produce?
A
Different mRNA base sequences and may produce proteins with slightly different amino acid sequences that can also be compared
4
Q
Why are new gene technologies good?
A
They give a more accurate estimate of genetic diversity within a population that can be made just by looking at the frequency of the observable characteristics
