Supposed the Philippine government would allow refugees from Afghanistan to reside in a particular local area in our country. Some of the Afghanistan men and women would marry with the certain locals and produce new generation of offspring. What would be the consequences to the genetic diversity in the population of that area after some decades? Apply the concepts of genetic mechanisms to population change.

Supposed the Philippine government would allow refugees from Afghanistan to reside in a particular local area in our country. Some of the Afghanistan men and women would marry with the certain locals and produce new generation of offspring. What would be the consequences to the genetic diversity in the population of that area after some decades? Apply the concepts of genetic mechanisms to population change.

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter21: Microevolution: Genetic Changes Within Populations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1TYK: The reason spontaneous mutations do not have an immediate effect on allele frequencies in a large...

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