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Describe the process of microevolution.

Important Questions on Organic Evolution

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According to Hugo de Vries, the mechanism of evolution is
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Identify the word pair relation and fill the blanks,

Oparin : Theory of chemical evolution : : Hugo de Vries: _____ 

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Based on the given model, make a suitable pair from the following box :
Model Charles Darwin - The theory of natural selection.
(Hugo deVries, Lamarck,
(Chemical evolution theory, Panspermia,)
(Mutation theory, Robert Malthus)
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In Hardy-Weinberg equation, the frequency of heterozygous individual is represented by:
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Explain three features of mutation theory.
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Genetic drift
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Who coined the term ''Mutation''? Explain the origin of new species by Lamark theory.
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Statement I: The existence of deleterious genes within the populations is called genetic load.
Statement II: The changes in the frequency of a gene that occurs merely by chance in small populations is called genetic drift.

The correct option among the following is

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Explain the three types of natural selection.
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Differentiate between natural selection and artificial selection
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Artificial selection to obtain cows yielding higher milk output represents
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What is Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? Write the equation and name the factors affecting Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
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A gene locus has two alleles A, a. If the frequency of dominant allele A is 0.4, then what will be the frequency of homozygous dominant, heterozygous and homozygous recessive individuals in the Population?
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A population will not exist in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium if:
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In a population of 1000 individuals 360 belong to genotype AA, 480 to Aa, and the remaining 160 to aa, Based on this data, the frequency of allele A in the population is:
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Which one of the following factors is not included in the 'Modern Synthetic theory' of evolution?
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Assertion (A): Founder effect is a type of genetic drift
Reason (R): The change in the frequency of a gene that occurs merely by chance and not by selection, in very large population, is called genetic drift
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State the Hardy-Weinberg’s principle. Explain briefly the algebraic equation of p2+2pq+q2 =1 on the basis of principle.
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Bring out the differences between Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism.
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Differentiate between allopatric and sympatric species.