Gene Pool

Objective 4

Evolution & Gene Pools

A single

organism does not evolve

One

animal has the genes it was born with

and they do not change

Populations

evolve

Populations

are multiple animals of a single

species
Genetic

variation is studied in populations

All the genes (and alleles) in a population
are called a gene pool

Gene Pool
What

is the gene pool for

skin color in this
population of frogs?
Gene Pool:
Green
Purple
Red

Relative Frequency
Relative

Frequency is the
number of times each trait or
allele in a gene pool appears
relative to the total population
What are the Relative
Frequencies for the skin color
trait in this gene pool?
Relative Frequency:
Green

12/15
Purple 2/15
Red 1/15

Gene Pool: fur color in a

population of mice

What is the relative frequency of the brown and black hair

alleles?
Brown: 30/50
Black: 20/50
Sample Population

48%
heterozygous
black
16%
homozygous
black

36%
homozygous
brown

Frequency of Alleles
allele
allele
forfor
brown
brown
furfur

allelefor
for
allele
blackfur
fur
black

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