Practice Quiz for Gene Flow

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1 Which of the following statements is true?
a) Gene pool frequencies do not change as a result of migrations in or out of a population.
b) Gene flow occurs only as a result of migrations.
c) Gene flow can cause new alleles to enter a population's gene pool.
 
2 Which of the following cannot cause evolution?
a) genetic drift
b) non-random mating
c) gene flow
d) all can cause evolution
3 Which of the following can introduce new alleles into a population's gene pool?
a) mutation
b) natural selection
c) gene flow
d) A and C
4 European and African genes entered the gene pool of Vietnam during the 1960's and early 1970's primarily as a result of:
a) gene flow
b) migration
c) natural selection

 


 

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