BIO207H5 Chapter Notes -Balancing Selection, Gene Flow, Genetic Hitchhiking
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The genes shared by the individuals of a mendelian population are called the gene pool. Transmission genetics: concerned primarily with genetic processes that occur within the individuals and how genes are passed from one ind. to another. Thus, the unit of study for transmission genetics is the individuals. Molecular genetics: we are interested largely in the molecular nature of heredity: how genetic information is encoded within the dna and how biochemical processes of the cell translate the genetic information into influencing the phenotype. Population genetics: applies the principles of transmission genetics to large groups of individuals, focusing on the transmission process at one or a few loci. Quantititave genetics: considers the transmission of traits simultaneously determined by many genes. Population geneticists investigate the patters of genetic variation found among individuals within groups (genetic structure of population) and how these patterns vary geographically and change over time.
